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  • Title
    Papers relating to the Whittle jet engine production.
  • Reference
    MS/2139
  • Production date
    1939 - 1945
  • Scope and Content
    This collection includes BTH Company report which details the estimated cost of buildings and equipment required to build and maintain 50 Whittle engines per week and includes 3 layout plans; Reginald Wright’s notebook containing a technical record of work he carried out, dated 6 October 1939 – 5 April 1940 and two pages of later notes; Letter from Frank Whittle, apologising for some oversight in publicity, 10 January 1944 and three copies of AEI news, October 1938; June 1944; January 1945. The later issue has an article on Whittle and BTH/Power Jets involvement.
  • Extent
    8 items
  • Language
    English
  • Level of description
    TOP
  • Repository name
    Science Museum, London
  • Conditions governing access
    Open Access
  • Conditions governing Reproduction
    Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions
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