TY - BOOK ID - 80834068 TI - Pegasus, the heart of the Harrier : the history and development of the world's first operational vertical take-off and landing jet engine PY - 2009 SN - 9781783837823 1783837829 1306863317 9781306863315 9781848840423 184884042X 1473817145 PB - South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Aviation, DB - UniCat KW - Jet engines KW - Harrier (Jet fighter plane) KW - Vertically rising aircraft KW - Vertical rising aircraft KW - Vertical take-off and landing aircraft KW - VTOL aircraft KW - Ground-effect machines KW - Short take-off and landing aircraft KW - Jet fighter planes KW - Airplanes KW - Jet motors KW - Jet planes KW - Motors KW - Gas-turbines KW - Design and construction KW - History. KW - Jet propulsion UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80834068 AB - The conception of the Pegasus engine in 1957 upset all the conventions of aircraft design. It was previously usual for aircraft designers to seek a suitable engine, but this was an engine that sought an aircraft. The aircraft thatresulted was the famous Harrier that is still in front-line service with air forces around the world including the RAF and US Marine Corps. This book takes an in-depth look at the engine's original design concept, initial production and flight testing. It then goes on to explain how the developments and improvements have been made over the ensuing years and includes e ER -