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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Plates
List of Text Illustrations
Author’s Note
Epigraph
Prologue
1. False Starts
Pre-1930
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2. From Thesis to Turbo-Jet
July 1928 to November 1931
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3. The Cooperation Squadron
November 1931 to March 1936
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4. ‘Making the Thing Work’
March 1936 to September 1939
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5. The Jet and the Dragonfly
September 1939 to May 1940
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6. Conference at Farnborough
May 1940 to November 1940
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7. ‘Say, 1,000 WHITTLES…’
November 1940 to July 1941
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8. The Cherry Orchard
July 1941 to May 1942
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9. Reckoning with Rolls-Royce
May 1942 to May 1943
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10. Cornered by Cripps
May 1943 to March 1944
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11. Messerschmitts and Meteors
March 1944 to May 1948
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12. A Vision Fulfilled
Post-1948
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Plate Section
The Whittle Engine’s Family Tree
List of Characters
Note on Primary Sources
Notes
Chapter 1: False Starts
Chapter 2: From Thesis to Turbo-Jet
Chapter 3: The Cooperation Squadron
Chapter 4: ‘Making the Thing Work’
Chapter 5: The Jet and the Dragonfly
Chapter 6: Conference at Farnborough
Chapter 7: ‘Say, 1,000 WHITTLES’
Chapter 8: The Cherry Orchard
Chapter 9: Reckoning with Rolls-Royce
Chapter 10: Cornered by Cripps
Chapter 11: Messerschmitts and Meteors
Chapter 12: A Vision Fulfilled
Image Sources and Credits
Bibliography
Articles
Books
About the Author
An Invitation from the Publisher
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