Whittle, Sir Frank

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• Whittle, Sir Frank — born June 1, 1907, Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng. died Aug. 8, 1996, Columbia, Md., U.S. British aviation engineer and pilot who invented the jet engine. He obtained his first patent for a turbojet engine in 1930, and in 1936 he cofounded Power… …   Universalium

• Whittle , Sir Frank — (1907–1996) British aeronautical engineer Whittle, the son of a mechanic from Coventry in the English Midlands, joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice in 1923. He was trained at the RAF College, Cranwell, and Cambridge University, where he… …   Scientists

• Sir Frank Whittle Medal — The Sir Frank Whittle Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Academy of Engineering to an engineer, [cite web title = The Sir Frank Whittle Medal web page work = The Royal Academy of Engineering web page publisher = date = 2006 url =… …   Wikipedia

• Sir Frank Whittle — noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907 1996) • Syn: ↑Whittle, ↑Frank Whittle • Instance Hypernyms: ↑aeronautical engineer …   Useful english dictionary

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• Frank Whittle — Sir Frank Whittle KBE (* 1. Juni 1907 in Coventry; † 9. August 1996 in Columbia, Maryland) war ein englischer Pilot, Erfinder und Geschäftsmann. Seine größte Leistung war die Erfindung des Strahltriebwerks, das er unabhängig und zeit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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• Frank Whittle — noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907 1996) • Syn: ↑Whittle, ↑Sir Frank Whittle • Instance Hypernyms: ↑aeronautical engineer * * * Frank Whittle [ …   Useful english dictionary

• sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy …   Universalium

• frank — frank1 frankable, adj. franker, n. /frangk/, adj., franker, frankest, n., v. adj. 1. direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair. 2. without inhibition or subterfuge; direct;… …   Universalium