The Air Force and the great engine war / Robert W. Drewes.
| Author/creator | Drewes, Robert W., 1942- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : National Defense University Press : Sold by the US G.P.O., 1987. |
| Description | xiii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Getting off the ground. The threat ; Internal debates ; Pressure to succeed ; Program Office principal ; Joining with the Navy. -- Engine development programs. The early contracts ; Another round with the Navy ; Strong arguments on each side ; Qualification problems ; Business problems ; The Component Improvement Program. -- Problems with the engine. Stall stagnations ; Thermal cycles ; Turbine failures ; Other problems ; Intangibles. -- The battle lines. Pratt and Whitney ; General Electric ; GE prospects on the rise ; Subcontractor strikes. -- The biggest battle of all. Engine Model Derivative Program ; Skirmishes in Congress ; Getting the formal competition started ; Spare parts problem ; The request for proposal ; The unsolicited proposal and other tactics ; The Air Force's decision ; Reactions ; The watershed effect. -- Overall assessment. F100 development ; Mid and late 1970s ; Early 1980s ; Source selection ; People and commitment ; Future concerns ; Lessons learned. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 155-166. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Drewes, Robert W., 1942- Air Force and the great engine war. Washington, DC : National Defense University Press : Sold by the US G.P.O., 1987 |
| LCCN | 86012636 |
| GPO item number | 378-H-1 |
| Govt. docs number | D 5.402:En 3 |
| Stock number | 008-020-01094-4 GPO |