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Summary Note

Tells the story of Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine. Includes comments by Whittle himself, his son Ian, veteran test pilot Captain Eric Brown RN and Hans von Ohain, designer of the first German jet engine.

General Note

"His race against time and the Nazis"--Container.
Program content: 2007.
"NR [i.e., not rated]"--Container.

Content Note

Bonus features: Airside at Gatwick -- A tribute by Ian Whittle : Westminster Abbey -- Interrogating the Nazis / by Eric Brown -- Brockworth : the first flight? -- Centrifugal : the reason why -- So how does a jet engine work?