Jet Man

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Author: Duncan Campbell-SmithTitle: Jet ManBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 560Release Date: 2021-09-01Details: The story of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, i nventor of the jet engine and British hero.'Wonderful' David Edgerton, TLS'A fascinating account' Aeroplane Monthly'Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank Whittle' Leo McKinstry'[A] thorough dissection of the evolution of the jet engine... I recommend this mighty tome unreservedly' Journal of Aeronautical History'A long overdue corrective of an extraordinary man' James Hamilton-Paterson'A fine, deeply researched book' Military History MonthlyIn 1938, a thirty-one-year-old RAF pilot and engineer named Frank Whittle - given special leave to pursue his own startlingly original concept of flight - presented the Air Ministry with a written proposal for a revolutionary jet-powered fighter aircraft. A ready response might have changed the course of history, but Whittle got no reply.In this gripping and insightful biography, Duncan Campbell-Smith charts Whittle's success at building a pre-war jet engine against all the odds - and tracks his desperate struggle to have it launched into active service against Hitler's Luftwaffe. It arrived too late - but nonetheless transformed the future of aviation.EAN: 9781788544702Package Dimensions: Height: 5.1181 Inches, Length: 7.79526 Inches, Weight: 0.89 Pounds, Width: 1.65354 Inches Show more