The remarkable evolution of the gas turbine engine has made the world much smaller and provided power for worldwide use. I often think of growing up in a farm environment, being fascinated with machinery and then having the opportunity to take part in the design and development of the world's most complex product. I worked with brilliant engineers and experienced the transition from slide rules and “hand calculation” methods to computers and more precise finite element modeling. Perhaps this story will present insight for current and future design engineers who create the manufactured products used by mankind.


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    Title :

    From Fordsons to Jets: A Designer's Journey


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Aerosp


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2012 Power Systems Conference ; 2012


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2012-10-22


    Size :

    19 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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