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Nathan Glinski. Chinese in the 13 th century. 1930 - Frank Whittle received an English patent. 1935 - Hans von Ohain. 1937 - Testing of Whittle’s engine.

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1 Nathan Glinski

2 Chinese in the 13 th century. 1930 - Frank Whittle received an English patent. 1935 - Hans von Ohain. 1937 - Testing of Whittle’s engine began. 1941 – First successful flight of Whittle’s engine The Gloster E.28/39, one of the first British aircraft to fly with a turbojet engine Frank Whittle

3 Newton’s Third Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Fans help pull air in the front of the engine. Air flows into the compressor. The air then leaves the high-pressure compressor and enters the combustion chamber. The air is mixed fuel and burned. The superheated gas then passes through the turbine which rotates the compressor blades.

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6 An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off.

7 Above: A Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Falcon being tested in the hush house at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. Below: The Whittle W.2/700 engine flew in the Gloster E.28/39


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