"Whittle's jet engine design was a paradigm shift from the piston engines that were used in aeroplanes until that point," he said. "To understand a jet engine required a different understanding of ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sir Frank Whittle's jet aircraft engine was patented in 1932, and Power Jets, Ltd. formed in 1936. The Whittle Unit ...

If you were in Rugby 85 years ago you may have been disturbed by an almighty roar, the likes of which had never been heard before. April 12, 1937, is a day which changed the world of aviation forever ...

The mighty Rolls-Royce jet engines that go from Derby to fly around the world all descended from a surprise invention made 90 years ago. It was in late 1929 that a young RAF pilot named Frank Whittle ...

So he spent the next few months on a rigorous exercise regime, and failed again. After being told he was not eligible to apply a third time, he waited until he had grown three inches and bulked out a ...

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 skies ...