Tells the true story of Frank Whittle inventing the jet engine and revolutionizing avaiation.
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List of Figures and Plates |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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1 | (12) |
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Whittle's Early Jet Ideas |
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13 | (10) |
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The Formation of Power Jets Limited |
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23 | (29) |
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52 | (8) |
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Even With All the Mistakes -- Human and Otherwise |
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60 | (8) |
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The `Straight Through' Engine |
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68 | (27) |
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The Origins of the Jet Engine Programme in the USA |
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95 | (13) |
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The Nationalisation of Power Jets |
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108 | (12) |
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A State-Owned Firm: Power Jets (R&D) Ltd |
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120 | (5) |
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The End of Power Jets: Formation of the National Gas Turbine Establishment |
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125 | (8) |
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133 | (12) |
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145 | (9) |
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The Leadership So Narrowly Missed |
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154 | (5) |
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159 | (5) |
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164 | (14) |
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A Jet Without Whittle? Developments in the USA |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (4) |
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172 | (6) |
| Notes |
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178 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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Andrew Nahum is Senior Curator of Aeronautics at the Science Museum in London and a Visiting Research Tutor in Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art.
