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Sir Frank Whittle (ur. 1907, zm. 1996) – angielski konstruktor. Opatentował silnik turboodrzutowy. Frank Whittle wpadł na pomysł działania silnika odrzutowego w roku 1928 i w roku 1937 zbudował jego prototyp. Natomiast pierwszy udany samolot odrzutowy Heinkel He 178 został zbudowany w Niemczech przez Ernsta Heinkela w roku 1939 .
Frank Whittle. Sir Frank Whittle KBE, FRSA (* 1. Juni 1907 in Coventry; † 9. August 1996 in Columbia, Maryland) war ein englischer Pilot, Erfinder und Geschäftsmann. Seine größte Leistung war die Erfindung des Strahltriebwerks, das er unabhängig von diesem zur gleichen Zeit wie Hans von Ohain entwickelte.
Frank Whittle. Sir Frank Whittle ( Coventry, 1 juni 1907 - Baltimore (Maryland), 9 augustus 1996) was de uitvinder van de straalmotor (jet engine). De eerste ideeën van (toen nog gewoon) Frank Whittle stammen uit de jaren 20 toen hij als jonge luchtmachtofficier bij de Royal Air Force enthousiast aan de slag ging met zijn opgedane kennis.
29 de jun. de 2012 · After his death in 1996, his ashes took one last jet ride, back to Cranwell. Michael Abrams is an independent writer. When Whittle tried to shut the engine down, the rpms just continued to climb—to 8,000. Everyone involved fled, but Whittle was frozen to the spot. Frank Whittle invented the jet engine as we know it.
It wasn’t until the summer of 1939, after Whittle demonstrated a 20-minute, high-power run, that the program was finally legitimized with adequate funding after Air Ministry officials placed their first jet engine order. “The first flight engine was the W-1 on Gloster E28 in 1939,” Ian Whittle said. “The flight lasted 17 minutes.
16 de mai. de 2021 · Frank Whittle: The underrated British hero who built a jet engine. Eighty years ago, a piece of world-changing technology emerged from a semi-derelict garage in Leicestershire - the world's first ...
6 de mai. de 2022 · Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS died of lung cancer at the age of 89 on 9 August 1996 at home in Columbia, Maryland. British aviation engineer and legendary pilot Frank Whittle was the main player in the development of the jet engine that was to change the face of 20th century aviation. Written by Nick Smith.
