Engineering

Frank Whittle Island Lutterworth

The statue is a replica of the e2839 which was the british airplane to be powered by the jet engine which first took off in 1941. Has built up an extensive collection of items directly related to frank whittle and his work and is continuously adding to these.

Work On The Frank Whittle Roundabout A426 Lutterworth

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Lutterworth

The statue is a replica of the e2839 which was the british airplane to be powered by the jet engine which first took off in 1941.

Frank whittle island lutterworth. This memorial to the inventor of the jet engine sir frank whittle stands just south of lutterworth at the junction of the a426 and a4303. This memorial to the inventor of the jet engine sir frank whittle stands just south of lutterworth at the junction of the a426 and a4303. Frank whittle inventor of the jet engine developed some of the worlds first jet engines at the british thomson houston works in lutterworth and in nearby rugby during the late 1930s and the 1940s with his company power jets. A memorial has been erected in the middle of a roundabout outside lutterworth and a bust of frank whittle has been erected in lutterworth where much of whittles development on the jet engine was carried out. We hadnt realised this is were sir frank whittle was working when he designed the engine so nice to see this bit of history. There is a bust of sir frank whittle near the war memorial on the corner of church and george street. As you turn towards the lutterworth roundabout you see before you a nearly life size jet engine fighter plane wow. The jewel in the crown of lutterworth and district museum is its unique archive of memorabilia of sir frank whittle power jets and the early history of the jet engine. Lutterworth found in the south of leicestershire goes down in history as the city where inventor sir frank whittle developed some of his first ever jet engines. The museum is located at the one stop shop gilmorton road lutterworth leicestershire le17 4dy. The museum holds the original patent for the concept of the jet engine registered by sir frank in 1930. But for those of you not so keen on jets theres always the local tank. You may spot the not so little memorial to whittle on a roundabout in the south of the town.