Jet Engine
Invention and innovation • 1930s
Coming to Wonder Inventions on 1 October 2026.
About this story
- Subject
- Jet Engine
- Category
- Transport and Navigation Inventions
- Where
- Global
- When
- Ancient world to modern era
- Length
- 10 illustrated pages · about 15 minutes to read · about 11 minutes to listen
Who appears
- Frank Whittle — Inventor, RAF Officer
- Veteran Aircraft Designer — Observer, Industry Expert
- Stern-faced Air Ministry Official — Authority Figure, Skeptic
- Engineer (Whittle's Team) — Team Member, Technician
- Dr. Hans von Ohain — Inventor
- Historian (Voiceover) — Narrator, Expert
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