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Who was largely responsible for the development of the jet engine, installed in a Gloster aircraft in 1941?

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Who was largely responsible for the development of the jet engine, seeing the first application of his engine installed in a Gloster aircraft in 1941?

posted Sep 1, 2015 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Frank Whittle
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle was an engineer air officer in British Royal Air Force. He began the long process to develop the jet engine with a graduation thesis as a cadet at RAF College Cranwell in 1928.

answer Oct 24, 2019 by Ritika
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