Whittle W1 jet propulsion engine, 1941.

Made:: 1937 in Rugby

W.1 Jet Propulsion Whittle Engine. With test running log for W.1X engine, inv.no. 1946-26/2. (Note: test running log for W.1 engine is 1973-537).

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Category:: Aircraft Propulsion

Object Number:: 1946-26

type:: aircraft, aeroplanes, engines and logs (records)

credit:: Power Jets (R. & D.) Ltd.

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W.1 Jet Propulsion Whittle Engine.

The RAF cadet officer Frank Whittle came up with the idea for the jet engine in the late 1920s. This was one of his early engines, the W1, which was used in Britain's first jet-powered aeroplane the Gloster-Whittle E.28/39.