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Keywords: Whittle Jet Engine W2-700.JPG Whittle W2/700 Engine Frank Whittle developed the first turbojet engine with enough operating thrust to power an aircraft in 1939 The W2 was the second more powerful version of a flight-ready turbojet engine developed by Whittle The W2/700 engine flew in the Gloster E 28/39 the first British aircraft to fly with a turbojet engine and the Gloster Meteor Photographed Farnborough 22-Jan-06 2006-01-22 own assumed Gaius Cornelius Frank Whittle Power Jets W 2 |