Power Jets Ltd
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Power Jets Ltd was a pioneering British company founded to develop and commercialize Frank Whittle’s early jet engine designs, playing a crucial role in the birth of jet propulsion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
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defunct company ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
British Thomson-Houston
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Gloster Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of the Gloster E.28/39, the first British jet aircraft
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early British jet-powered fighter development ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedEngineForAircraft |
Gloster E.28/39
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Gloster Meteor prototypes ⓘ |
| developedFor | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1946 ⓘ |
| employed | Frank Whittle as chief engineer ⓘ |
| era | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aircraft propulsion
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gas turbine research ⓘ |
| focus | development of gas turbine jet propulsion ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
British Thomson-Houston
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Frank Whittle NERFINISHED ⓘ M. L. Bramson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Pierson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedPurpose | to develop and commercialize Frank Whittle’s jet engine designs ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lutterworth, Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace engineering
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jet engine development ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Frank Whittle
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Hayne Constant NERFINISHED ⓘ R. D. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | private company limited by shares ⓘ |
| location |
Lutterworth
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Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Gas Turbine Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalised | 1944 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | produced one of the first operational turbojet engines in the world ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Power Jets W.1 jet engine
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Power Jets W.2 jet engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Whittle WU experimental jet engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Power Jets (Research and Development) Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
pioneer of turbojet engine technology
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played crucial role in birth of jet propulsion in the UK ⓘ |
| technologyType | turbojet engines ⓘ |
| testFacility |
Lutterworth test site
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RAF Cranwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Whetstone test facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFundingFrom | Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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