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Who invented the jet aeroplane?
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Englishman Frank Whittle patented the jet engine in 1930, but in 1935 Hans von Ohain of Germany took out a similar patent. The first jet aeroplane to fly was the German Heinkel He-178, in 1939. The British Gloster Whittle E-28 flew in 1941. | | A jet engine |
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Book:
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