118: British Jets of the 50s! Part 1 – Early Engines, Meteors and Vampires
When Joe Wilding and I first took a look at the US Air Force’s Century Series 18 months ago, we always wanted to take a…
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 Early Centrifugal Jet Engines
13:20 The Gloster Meteor
16:37 The de Havilland Vampire
21:53 Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum!
23:57 Axial Flow Jet Engines
30:34 Britain's Economy Post War
32:48 Swept Wings and Difficult Allies
38:30 Part 2 PreviewShow More
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