The Evolution of Jet Engines


The jet engine is a complex propulsion device which draws in air by
means of an intake, compresses it, heats it by means of an internal combustion
engine, which when expelled it turns a turbine to produce thrust, resulting in a
force sufficient enough to propell the aircraft in the opposite direction
(Morgan 67). When the jet engine was thought of back in the 1920's the world
never thought it would become a reality, but by 1941 the first successful jet
flight was flown in England. Since then the types of engines have changed, but
the basic principals have remained the same.

In 1921 thoughts of a jet engine were based upon adaptations of piston
engines and were usually very heavy and complicated. These thoughts were
refined in the 1930's when the turbine engine design lead to the patent of the
turbojet engine by Sir Frank Whittle of Great Britain
. It was Sir Whittle's
design that lead Great Britain
into the jet age with the first successful......

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