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Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (born 1907)
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Frank Whittle
British Royal Air Force engineer and air officer (1907–1996)
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer. He is credited with co-creating the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention which was technically unfeasible at the time.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jet engine
Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this broad definition may include rocket, water jet, and hybrid propulsion, the term jet engine typically refers to an internal combustion…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)