Papers relating to the Whittle jet engine production.

This collection includes BTH Company report which details the estimated cost of buildings and equipment required to build and maintain 50 Whittle engines per week and includes 3 layout plans; Reginald Wright’s notebook containing a technical record of work he carried out, dated 6 October 1939 – 5 April 1940 and two pages of later notes; Letter from Frank Whittle, apologising for some oversight in publicity, 10 January 1944 and three copies of AEI news, October 1938; June 1944; January 1945. The later issue has an article on Whittle and BTH/Power Jets involvement.

Details

Extent:
8 items
Identifier:
MS/2139
Access:
Open Access