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Gloster-Whittle E28/39 jet aeroplane, built 1941.

Gloster-Whittle E28/39 jet aeroplane, built 1941.

1941
Whittle W.U. turbojet

Whittle W.U. turbojet

1937
Future developments in aircraft design / F Whittle. [Whittle's original 1928 thesis (37p.) on Jet Propulsion by Rocket, and the Gas Turbine as a Power Plant for Aircraft, written whilst a Flight Cadet at Cranwell. In Royal Air Force notebook, later bound and bearing title 'The original "thesis" on the gas-turbine engine by Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle'. Bears pencil comments by Cranwell's Science Professor, Prof. Sinnatt, including 'The thesis shows much careful and original thought and also a good deal of private reading', and the mark 30/30 on the front cover. There is a page missing]

Future developments in aircraft design, F Whittle.

1928
Whittle turbo-jet engine flame-tube

Whittle turbo-jet engine flame-tube

Whittle turbo-jet engine combustion-chamber

Turbo-jet engine combustion-chamber

[Test running log for Whittle W.1 engine. Ms. vol., 1941 Apr-May. Prefaced by note 'Whittle Supercharger W1. Manufactured by B.T.-H. Co. Ltd. Rugby & modified & re-assembled by Power Jets, Ltd. at Ladywood Works, Lutterworth'. Covers period Apr 12 to May 30 with details of several tests per day. Each left-hand page bears details of modifications and repairs; each right-hand page includes details re duration of test and reasons for stopping, remarks, faults and defects found on inspection, total running time. The first flight, in a tricycle gear Gloster E.28/39, was on May 15; on May 21 there was a demonstration flight for the Secretary of State for Air et al. See also MS 653 (inv. no. 1946-26/2) test running log for W1X engine]

Test running log for Whittle W.1 engine. Ms. vol., 1941 Apr

1941
Combustion chamber for Whittle "W2/700" gas turbine

Combustion chamber for gas turbine