Sabrejet Posted December 11, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2011 http://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/a...t_2647.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted December 11, 2011 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2011 A very rare case when something US-made of WWII era was not copied by the Russkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted December 11, 2011 A very rare case when something US-made of WWII era was not copied by the Russkies. No...they both copied Sir Frank Whittle's concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted December 11, 2011 Share #4 Posted December 11, 2011 Yes, but not a plane as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted December 11, 2011 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2011 Great footage of the first US jet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted December 11, 2011 This is true. Captured German swept-wing technology provided both US / USSR with the necessary aerodynamics needed for high performance jet-propelled flight. The infamous MiG 15 was a combination of the former and a derivation of the British jet engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 11, 2011 Share #7 Posted December 11, 2011 No...they both copied Sir Frank Whittle's concept! Ian, have you ever see photos of the dirty delapidated buildings that Whittle worked in to design and build the first jet engine, it wouldn't be allowed today by the health and safety brigade. I wonder what wonderful inventions we are missing due to overbearing rules and regulations. In these retched economic times it's so damn easy for businesses to go broke, but not easy to start up a business from broke.... The worlds current Asian powerhouse that is being built is because they are working in the conditions the western world was doing so a hundred years ago. ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted December 11, 2011 Ian, have you ever see photos of the dirty delapidated buildings that Whittle worked in to design and build the first jet engine, it wouldn't be allowed today by the health and safety brigade. I wonder what wonderful inventions we are missing due to overbearing rules and regulations. In these retched economic times it's so damn easy for businesses to go broke, but not easy to start up a business from broke.... The worlds current Asian powerhouse that is being built is because they are working in the conditions the western world was doing so a hundred years ago. ken A very valid point Ken...poor conditions for many and much lower wages. To get back to your original point, many of the world's most significant inventions originated with men with pencils and slide rules in a shed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted December 12, 2011 Share #9 Posted December 12, 2011 This is true. Captured German swept-wing technology provided both US / USSR with the necessary aerodynamics needed for high performance jet-propelled flight. The infamous MiG 15 was a combination of the former and a derivation of the British jet engine. Fortunately P-59 did not become a kind of B-29 cloned to the form of Soviet Tu-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted December 13, 2011 Share #10 Posted December 13, 2011 Great clip Ian, thanks for sharing. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted December 13, 2011 Great clip Ian, thanks for sharing. Jon. Hi Jon. Glad you enjoyed! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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