Whittle: The Jet Pioneer

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Whittle - The Jet Pioneer reveals the titanic struggle of a young aviator and engineer as the Nazis took Europe into total war. It was a race for air superiority between Germany and the Allies. Ultimately the young inventor became one of the most influential Britons of the 20th century with an invention that changed the face of our planet.—Anonymous

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Keywords
  • world war two
  • turbine engine
  • jet engine
  • turbojet engine
  • reference to ernst heinkel
Genres
  • History
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Aug 9, 2010
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Production companies Quanta

Box office

Budget $250000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 11m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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