Sir Frank Whittle Papers 1936-1964

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Sir Frank Whittle Papers 1936-1964

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Sir Frank Whittle invented the jet propulsion engine, proposing the use of the gas turbine for jet propulsion in 1928. He patented his idea in 1930. The first jet aircraft flew in 1941. Whittle's engine technology was shared with the United States government and became the foundation for the American jet aircraft program. The papers in the collection document Whittle's invention of the jet engine and include correspondence, technical and design reports, photographs, charts, and engineering drawings.

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Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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Whittle, Frank, 1907-1996

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Air Commodore in Royal Air Force. From the description of Reminiscences of Sir Frank Whittle : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158314 Frank Whittle first proposed the use of the gas turbine for jet propulsion in a science thesis in 1928. His thesis, Future Development of Aircraft, was his fourth term project at the R.A.F. College. Whittle filed British Patent No. 374206 for his idea in January of 1930. The...