Coltrane's Planes & Automobiles: The Jet Engine Part 2 

Jet plane? Hawker Hunter?

Neither. The Avro Vulcan!

and his reheater system actually predates the US system. however by this time the UK had thrown whittle under the bus and he left for america.

whittles choice of the centrifugal flow design was because it was much simpler. he was well aware of the merits of axial flow but thought was too complicated for the RAF. he also designed a turbo prop and turbo fan design by 1945. however the establishment decided that instead of using his designs they would let the other aero engine makers design their own for prestige and financial reasons

@@mrrolandlawrence You didn't deal with the point I made at all. My point is about nationalism and biased reporting. This British production didn't mention an issue that is extremely relevant to this subject. The British engine, designed by Whittle, was tossed aside almost immediately by everyone. I am not bashing Whittle. I know exactly why he started with the centrifugal layout, and that he would have preferred to have used an axial design. I have studied his exploits and know about the challenges he faced. Nothing I'm saying reduces his critical contribution to the development of turbo-jet engines. With that said, this production is clearly biased towards the British view to the point of being deceitful. I don't like it when biases distort reporting of history. Americans do it almost all the time and deserve to be called out for it. This time, it was the British, and they deserve to be called out.

@@deezynar Name one example or give me one single source for a textbook from an American school that "teaches our kids" that America invented everything or even any one thing that wasn't actually invented in America. I went to school in the 70's and I distinctly remember being taught that the steam engine was invented by someone in Scotland, I also remember being taught that television was another invention from Europe and that the internal combustion engine was also invented in Europe. You're confusing some people's perceptions with what's officially "taught" which is wrong, just as any European trolls on the internet believing that Americans being taught in some official capacity that they invented everything is nothing more than a perception that's wrong. So why would you even bother reacting to it?

@@dukecraig2402 I'm an American and I was taught accurately in school, but that's not where the problem is. Nearly every TV show about technology that's made in the U.S. concentrates on what Americans did, and they work hard to avoid mentioning the contributions made by people from other countries. If you haven't noticed that, and been angered by it, you're a dolt.

😂 me dolt don’t give a flying one

NThe Jet was Frank Whittles invention.

Me 262 was the best fighter of WW2......it was wasted in the role it was given.

A lot! Me262 was the best jet of WW2. Junkers Jumo engine I think.