Jet propelled aircraft have been flying since 1941; censorship ban has now been lifted and British pioneers given due credit; F. WHITTLE is inventor of first successful jet propulsion engine for fighter aircraft; his first engine ran successfully in 1937; work of other pioneers described and types of jet propulsion plant are illustrated and described.


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    Title :

    Great British achievement


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 45 , n 1829


    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    British achievement

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