Making Jet Engines in World War II
Britain, Germany, and the United States
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Introduction
Abandoning the W.2B
Prospects for the H.1
The Remarkable Production of Ersatz Aero-Engines
The Whittle-Rolls-Royce Engine
Rolls-Royce at Barnoldswick
Back at Derby
Armstrong Siddeley Motors Changes Course
Bristol Aircraft Company Is of Two Minds
D. Napier and Son
Bramo and BMW: A Good Team
Daimler-Benz Makes Time for Turbojets
The Air Force Pushes Development
General Electric
The Contradiction of Power Jets
Rapid Growth
A National Resource
The Royal Aircraft Establishment
The End: Government Company and Back Again
The Inexorable Expansion of EHFW’s Turbojet Program
New Prospects for von Ohain
Relations between the British Government and Its Inventor-Hero
New Medium, Old Story
Historiographical Success
The Jet and the Rebirth of the History of German Aviation
Appendix A. Power Jets Ltd., Schedule of Shareholders, November 1, 1943
Appendix B. Air Ministry Jet Publicity (1944–45)
Second press release, September 27, 1944
Third press release, February 28, 1945
Archives Consulted
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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