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Frank Whittle


Born
in Coventry, The United Kingdom
June 01, 1907

Died
August 09, 1996

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Frank Whittle will always be associated with one of the most important developments in aircraft construction: the jet engine.
He attended schools at Coventry and Leamington. From his earliest years all his interests centred on aeroplanes and engines.
He entered the Royal Air Force as an aircraft apprentice. At the first attempt he was rejected, because he was only five feet in height. Many a boy of fifteen would have been completely disheartened at this decision, but the young Whittle began to undertake physical exercises which added three inches to his height. He was then accepted. Five years later, when he was twenty-one years of age, he became a Pilot Officer. That was in the year 1928. He showed himself to be most skilful in handling an a
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