📆 On this day in 1907, Frank Whittle was born. Known as the “father of the jet age,” Whittle was an English aviation engineer who invented the jet engine. On behalf of pilots, passengers, and everyone in the aviation community…Thanks, Frank! ✈️ 🎥 Survival in the Skies: The Jet Race. For more like this, follow Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation. http://bit.ly/AVNationSC | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

1.6K views · 30 reactions | One of the Gloster Aircraft Company's greatest achievements was the development of the jet engine. With the 75th anniversary of VE day on Friday 8 May, we've created some short films taking a brief look at life in Gloucester during World War II. Features footage licensed from British Pathe Discover the full story at The Jet Age Museum. | Gloucester | Facebook

Modern RAF operations are entirely centred around the use of jet aircraft, but this wasn't always the case. 80 years ago the revolutionary engine designed by Frank Whittle made its first flight at RAF College Cranwell. Dr Seb Ritchie from the RAF Air Historical Branch explains the development of the engine, the challenges Whittle faced, and how the technology changed air warfare. | Royal Air Force

1.9K views · 1.3K reactions | Sir Frank Whittle’s jet engine designs were a long time in the proving thanks to a delay in backing - could they have been operational years earlier? #warbirds #ww2 #jet #whittle #ww2history | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook

17 reactions · 28 shares | Jet engine was Invented in 1930 by Frank Whittle and Dr. Hans von Ohain, this engine was fully functional by the end of the decade. Epo Pupa (Red Oil) is the new oil路‍♀️ Wisdom!!! #2024invention #inventor #local #content #yoruba | Ola Olabode | Facebook

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