April 12, 1937: Frank Whittle Fires Up His Jet Engine - This Day of History
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April 12, 1937: Frank Whittle Fires Up His Jet Engine - This Day of History
On April 12, 1937, in Rugby, England, a machine roared to life that marked the beginning of a new age in aviation. On that day, Sir Frank Whittle ground-tested the first jet engine designed specifically to power an aircraft. It was not yet a flight, not yet a public triumph, and not yet the dawn of the jet age in the full sense. But it was the ...
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Today is the anniversary of the RAF's first jet engine, designed and developed by Frank Whittle. In the 80 years since his invention things have come a long way and the jet now propels the majority of the RAF's aircraft. In this Tech Talk from Royal Air Force Cosford we see how the jet engine works, and how the "afterburner" or "reheat" system made famous by various Hollywood movies works. | Royal Air Force
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