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