The first British jet aircraft the Gloster E28/39 Experimental aircraft first flew with a W1 Whittle engine on 15th May 1941 with a thrust of 1000lbs at RAF Cranwell England. This led to the ...

I've been asked to tell you the story of jet propulsion ... show Whittle in 1948 with a model of his engine and an actual example of an engine of the type used to power the Gloster Meteor.

The first British jet aircraft the Gloster E28/39 Experimental aircraft first flew with a W1 Whittle engine on 15th May 1941 with a thrust of 1000lbs at RAF Cranwell England. This led to the ...

The work to make this aircraft a reality was described as "probably the most important invention this century".On April 8, 1941, a top-secret event, which was to revolutionise world aviation, took ...