Eighty years ago, a piece of world-changing technology emerged from a semi-derelict garage in Leicestershire - the world's first viable jet engine. But as Frank Whittle's invention took to the ...

I've been asked to tell you the story of jet propulsion, from the time 20 years ago when it was just an idea for making aeroplanes fly higher and faster, right up to the present. It's a long story ...

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Frank Whittle. After WW1 there was a large investment in aviation. Many car companies built engines but ...

The cargo? An experimental engine created by Air Commodore [Frank Whittle], RAF engineer air officer. This engine will be further developed by General Electric under contract to the US government.

It was signed by Frank Whittle, the test pilot and members of Power Jets Development Team. An undoubtedly unique object at the dawn of modern aviation history, which saw a revolution in ...

The jet engine has a long and storied history. Its development occurred spontaneously amongst several unrelated groups in the early 20th Century. Frank Whittle submitted a UK patent on a design in ...