1930:
Frank Whittle (later Sir) patented the jet engine.
1963) 1907 Sir
Frank Whittle, inventor of the turbojet engine (d.
- JUNE 18, 1982: The unveiling of a small plaque dedicated to Coventry born jet pioneer Sir
Frank Whittle, credited with inventing the turbo jet engine.
Sir
Frank Whittle, on the other hand, was quite clear that to enable aircraft to fly higher and faster the only answer was to have a powerful jet exhaust.
Named after Air Commodore Sir
Frank Whittle, father of the jet propulsion engine, this medal is awarded to an engineer, normally resident in the UK, for outstanding and sustained achievement which has contributed to the wellbeing of the nation.
Reach for the sky like
Frank Whittle (inventor of the jet engine in 1929)?
Khalid Abdullah's colt was sent off the 1-2 favourite for the
frank Whittle Partnership Conditions Stakes on the back of a debut win at Newmarket last month, and cantered to a 13-length victory.
Vintage tractor rally, Bridgnorth, by Dave Cooper (Cooper2007) Yellow rose, by Keith (cezzysblu) Kenilworth Castle, by Richard Postill (ricsrailpics)
Frank Whittle statue, Coventry, by John Warwood (FlickrJRT)
The three-storey building has been designed by the
Frank Whittle Partnership, the Lancashire-based architects.
DOES anyone know Gwyneth and
Frank Whittle who used to live on Showell Green Lane?
1838 - Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated with his wife in the Bosnian town of Sarajevo by terrorist Gavrillo Princip, lighting the touchpaper to World War One1930 -
Frank Whittle patented the jet engine.