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    Rare (mostly unseen) footage of Power Jets, the Miles M.52, and other projects

    Rare footage filmed by Frank Whittle's friend in color. It is a short story about Power Jets, but it also contains a lot of interesting footage, some never published before, including some footage of early testing of the Miles M.52. The video includes never published before bits of Frank...
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    The Bell XP-59-1A The first US Jet Powered Aircraft, 1942.

    The Bell XP-59-1A The first US Jet Powered Aircraft, 1942. https://youtu.be/KHeoTpXvYZA
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    Genius Of The Jet. The Invention Of The turbojet: Frank Whittle. Historical Lost Interviews

    Genius Of The Jet. The Invention Of The turbojet: Frank Whittle. Historical Lost Interviews (PART 1) https://youtu.be/crRbwtWquvw
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    the invention of the turbojet. A letter that changed history

    A rare letter that changed aviation history. After struggling for several years, Frank Whittle, the inventor of the turbojet, received a proposal that led to limited private funding, allowing him to develop the first working turbojet in April 1937. The turbojet history: https://youtu.be/vBgRnt4lNYw
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    The First Jet Fighters - PART 2 [Documentary]

    The First Jet Fighters - PART 2 [Documentary] https://youtu.be/lcBL9sVROLY
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    • frank whittle he 162 he 280 heinkel jet engine jumo junkers me 262 messerchmiitt whittle
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    The First Jet Fighter. Heinkel 280 versus Messerschmitt Me 262

    The First Jet Fighter. Heinkel 280 versus Messerschmitt Me 262. https://youtu.be/0bd24F56GNo
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    Inventing of the turbojet engine

    A documentary about Whittle's invention (patented in1930). The video also features interviews with Hans von Ohain, Whittle's German counterpart, credited with the first flight of a turbojet. It is interesting to note that Whittle's research in those years was largely unsupported, whereas von...
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    Jet Man. Frank Whittle, The Turbojet Pioneer And Genius of the Jet Revolution. A Full Documentary

    Jet Man. Frank Whittle, The Turbojet Pioneer And Genius of the Jet Revolution. A Full Documentary. Includes several interviews to pilots such as Eric "Winkle" Brown
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