Frank Whittle: The FULL Story.
The complete rare interviews that were recently digitized from 16mm film.
https://youtu.be/WSJdyUGlE7w?si=D36NKPOIEaNFcGSv
The U.S. Military's Jet-Powered Leap. A New Aviation Era (Documentary)
Includes some rare Bell XP-59A and Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star footage
https://youtu.be/I0Rf8_navA4
Rare footage filmed by Frank Whittle's friend in color. It is a short story about Power Jets, but it also contains a lot of interesting footage, some never published before, including some footage of early testing of the Miles M.52. The video includes never published before bits of Frank...
Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star. One Of Kelly Johnson/Skunk Works Aircraft. Photo taken during the Korean War (circa 1951). The main opponent of the P-80 was the MiG 15, and interestingly both of them had the same turbojet engine, both derived from Frank Whittle's invention. Frank Whittle was sent...
A rare letter that changed aviation history.
After struggling for several years, Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet, received a proposal that led to limited private funding, allowing him to develop the first working turbojet in April 1937.
The turbojet history: https://youtu.be/vBgRnt4lNYw