Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, FRAeS (1 June 1907 – 8 August 1996) was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air...
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Hearsall Common (section Frank Whittle)
place in the War Memorial Park, Coventry was held at Hearsall Common. Frank Whittle, the aerospace engineer and jet pioneer, was born in Earlsdon, and the...
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Gloster E.28/39 (redirect from Gloster Whittle)
designs that Frank Whittle had been developing during the 1930s. Gloster and the company's chief designer, George Carter, worked with Whittle to develop...
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where it is accelerated to high speed to provide thrust. Two engineers, Frank Whittle in the United Kingdom and Hans von Ohain in Germany, developed the concept...
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The Sir Frank Whittle Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Academy of Engineering to an engineer, normally resident in the United Kingdom, for outstanding...
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The Whittle Arch is a public art installation in Coventry, England. It is dedicated to Sir Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet engine, who was...
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Earlsdon (section Frank Whittle)
southwest of Coventry City Centre. It is the birthplace of aviation pioneer Frank Whittle. Most shops and restaurants are laid out on Earlsdon Street, the suburban...
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the Sun - Frank Whittle". PBS. Retrieved 26 March 2010. "History - Frank Whittle (1907–1996)". BBC. Retrieved 26 March 2010. Frank Whittle, "Improvements...
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Hans von Ohain (section Unaware of Whittle?)
designer of the first aircraft to use a turbojet engine. Together with Frank Whittle he has been described as the co-inventor of the turbojet engine. However...
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Power Jets W.1 (redirect from Whittle W.1)
The Power Jets W.1 (sometimes called the Whittle W.1) was a British turbojet engine designed by Frank Whittle and Power Jets. The W.1 was built under contract...
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