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 ...

Sir Frank Whittle who first patented his ideas in 1930 for the jet engine and which culminated in the worlds first ever successful liquid fuelled turbo- jet engine ground run on the 12th April ...

The Rover Jet1 was the first car ever built with a turbine engine and while it had it's advantages, there were also flaws that came with it.

During this time, American contributions tweaked [Whittle]’s design ... primary lesson being the principles of propulsion. The jet engine developed rapidly from this point on.

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 ...

The de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner, makes its maiden flight. First James Clayton lecture (Institution of Mechanical Engineers premier award of its type) is authorised by Council.

Sir Frank Whittle who first patented his ideas in 1930 for the jet engine and which culminated in the worlds first ever successful liquid fuelled turbo- jet engine ground run on the 12th April ...