To: DUMBGRUNT
Amazing what he did with the crappy metallurgy of the time.
6 posted on
05/16/2021 3:37:14 PM PDT by
doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69
Amazing what he did with the crappy metallurgy of the time.
Yes, but Whittle's design didn't have as high a metallurgical demand, and had a lower power/weight ratio, I believe.
The Germans had the first "modern" jet engines, and they lasted (at the outside) 25 hours.
Whittle's engine would run forever, though.
8 posted on
05/16/2021 3:51:00 PM PDT by
BikerJoe
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