November 20, 201312 yr Name: The History of Aviation, Part 5 of 6 Category: Historic Videos that Span the Age of Flight Date Added: 20 November 2013 - 01:09 PM Submitter: Tom Allensworth Short Description: None Provided The expansion in passenger flights over longer distances, usually in flying boats and dirigables and the advent of the jet engine. Owing to the nature of this documentory, there is a lot of controvercy surrounding which country invented the jet engine, England, Germany or Italy. For my part it was Sir Frank Whittle who invented the jet engine. The idea was patented in 1930 but besause of apathy or disinterest in the air ministry, the idea was dropped and the need for secrecy was lifted, and the invention put in the public domain in 1932 (the patent had lapsed and Whittle could not afford the £5 fee to renew it). Dr Hans von Ohain working independantly on a similar design was given the british design and so the race to the first flying plane started. Let the debate begin on this invention! View Video
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