"The Scientist explores what is, the Engineer creates what has never been."
Theodore von Karman

- Aircraft Engine Design -

Welcome to this web site. It is dedicated to education about gas turbine propulsion and aircraft engine design. I hope you enjoy your visit. Send comments to

Jet Engine Co-Inventor
Hans von Ohain

 

 

Gas Turbine Engine Pictures
75 engines

Military and Commercial

Jet Engine Co-Inventor
Sir Frank Whittle

 

 

Gas Turbine Engine Data

1. Some Military Gas Turbine Engines
2. Some Military Turbofan Engines
3. Some Civil Gas Turbine Engines
4. Temperature/Pressure Data for Some Engines

Historical Sites

National Air and
Space Museum

US Air Force
Museum

 

 

 

Engine Design Reference Library



Educational materials I have developed.

Aircraft Engine Design,
Second Edition

by Jack D. Mattingly,
William H. Heiser, and
David T. Pratt
Published Nov 2002
with AEDsys software
suite included.

Elements of Gas
Turbine Propulsion

by Jack D. Mattingly
Historical Foreword by
Hans von Ohain
German Inventor of
the Jet Engine
1996 - Third printing with suite
of software included

Preliminary Design
Computer Programs


AEDsys, AFPROP,
COMPR, ECAP, EOPP,
INLET, NOZZLE,
ONX, OFFX, PARA,
PERF, TURBN


Many are new


FREE DOWNLOADS
Prior Versions of Software
Download FREE copies of the following software for Windows:

AEDsys (Updated Feb 2000)

COMPR, ONX, and TURBN (Updated Jan/Feb 2000)

using your web browser.

New versions (Oct 2002) included with Aircraft Engine Design, Second Edition.

See the Programs section for more details.


Global Range Airlifter from Aircraft Engine Design Course at Tinker AFB, Ok April-May 2000

Historical Quote

"Even considering the improvements possible ... the gas turbine [engine] could hardly be considered a feasible application to airplanes mainly because of the difficulty with the stringent weight requirements."

This historical quotation is from a report by the Gas Turbine Committee of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences. It was written by a prestigious panel of scientist, including Dr. Theodore von Karman, in 1940.
























Gas Turbine Engines, Aircraft Engine Design, Aircraft Propulsion, Jet Propulsion, Gas Turbine Engine Cycle Analysis, Aircraft/Engine System Analysis, Component Preliminary Design, Inlet, Compressor, Combustor, Turbine, Nozzle, Installation Losses, Thrust Loading, Education, Thrust Lapse, Constraint Analysis, Mission Analysis, Gas Turbine Engine Pictures, Engine Design References, Computer Programs: AEDsys, AFPROP, COMPR, ECAP, EOPP, ONX, OFFX, PARA, PERF, TURBN