{"product_id":"9781788544702-jet-man","title":"Jet Man","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biography of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Frank Whittle – RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. \u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful' \u003cb\u003eDavid Edgerton, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating account' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAeroplane Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank Whittle' \u003cb\u003eLeo McKinstry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'[A] thorough dissection of the evolution of the jet engine. I recommend this mighty tome unreservedly' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Aeronautical History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A long overdue corrective of an extraordinary man' \u003cb\u003eJames Hamilton-Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A fine, deeply researched book' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilitary History Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping and insightful biography, Duncan Campbell-Smith charts Whittle's success at building a pre-war jet engine against all the odds – and tracks his desperate struggle to have it launched into active service against Hitler's Luftwaffe. It arrived too late – but nonetheless transformed the future of aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945445601377,"sku":"9781788544702","price":11.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27939527.jpg?v=1722176464","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781788544702-jet-man","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}