2 edition of Aircraft turbine engines found in the catalog.
Aircraft turbine engines
A. Frank Watts
Published
1965
by Rand Corp. in Santa Monica, Calif
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | A. Frank Watts. |
| Series | Memorandum -- RM-4670-PR (abridged), Memorandum (Rand Corporation) -- RM-4670-PR. |
| Contributions | Rand Corporation., United States. Air Force |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | xiv, 71 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 71 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16648041M |
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