Frank Whittle: The FULL Story.
The complete rare interviews that were recently digitized from 16mm film.
https://youtu.be/WSJdyUGlE7w?si=D36NKPOIEaNFcGSv
A very interesting, never seen before interview with German engineer Hans Von Ohain, and his take on the invention of the turbojet. Part 2:
https://youtu.be/1_MwK40drvM
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
A documentary about Whittle's invention (patented in1930). The video also features interviews with Hans von Ohain, Whittle's German counterpart, credited with the first flight of a turbojet.
It is interesting to note that Whittle's research in those years was largely unsupported, whereas von...
Does anyone have any information on research and experimentation into solid-fueled expendable turbojets?
[NB Please don't litter the post-wall with endless accounts of German coal fuelled ram-jets and pulse detonation engines, (yawn), yeah, yeah, yeah I already know about this. If you're dying...
Jet Man. Frank Whittle, The Turbojet Pioneer And Genius of the Jet Revolution. A Full Documentary. Includes several interviews to pilots such as Eric "Winkle" Brown