- ©Thomas Druschel. A 747 flying on by.
Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, showed his plans to the Professor of Aeronautical Engineering of Cambridge University who told him, “Very interesting, Whittle, my boy, but it will never work.”
Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, showed his plans to the Professor of Aeronautical Engineering of Cambridge University who told him, “Very interesting, Whittle, my boy, but it will never work.”