Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Jet Man
- The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution
Engelsk Paperback
Jet Man
- The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution
Engelsk Paperback

184 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog

The story of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero.
''Wonderful'' David Edgerton, TLS
''A fascinating account'' Aeroplane Monthly
''Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank Whittle'' Leo McKinstry
''[A] thorough dissection of the evolution of the jet engine... I recommend this mighty tome unreservedly'' Journal of Aeronautical History
''A long overdue corrective of an extraordinary man'' James Hamilton-Paterson
''A fine, deeply researched book'' Military History Monthly

In 1938, a thirty-one-year-old RAF pilot and engineer named Frank Whittle – given special leave to pursue his own startlingly original concept of flight – presented the Air Ministry with a written proposal for a revolutionary jet-powered fighter aircraft. A ready response might have changed the course of history, but Whittle got no reply.

In this gripping and insightful biography, Duncan Campbell-Smith charts Whittle''s success at building a pre-war jet engine against all the odds – and tracks his desperate struggle to have it launched into active service against Hitler''s Luftwaffe. It arrived too late – but nonetheless transformed the future of aviation.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
560
ISBN-13:
9781788544702
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1788544706
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
5 aug 2021
Længde:
42mm
Bredde:
198mm
Højde:
130mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
5 aug 2021
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge