Jet Man av Duncan Campbell-Smith

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