"First published in the UK in 1987 under the title Whittle: the true story"--T.p. verso. siris_sil_519521 ...

ONE OF THE twentieth century’s best “hands on” engineers, Sir Frank Whittle, will be remembered as the earliest inventor of the aircraft turbojet engine, and for his persistence in demonstrating its ...

Shortly after, the de Havilland Engine Company was formed in early 1944, and with access to the original jet engine development of Sir Frank Whittle, planning led by Frank Halford began for a series ...