The converging path: Whittle and von Ohain
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Two independent inventors, British Frank Whittle and German Hans Pabst von Ohain who approached the jet engine problem in different ways, realized a functioning jet engine at about the same time. Whittle totally immersed himself in the hands-on work, subcontracting out only those elements that were too complex for him to build while von Ohain hired a skilled mechanic to create the original model engine and then worked within the framework of a large aircraft company to bring the engine to function.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2006
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Jack B. Gross, AFA leader, 1911-2006
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Jack B. Gross, a charter member of the Air Force Association (AFA), and one of its most influential early leaders and benefactors had become one of the first veterans to join the Air Force Association, an organization created in 1946 to promote air-power and support the concept of an independent air arm. AFA selected Gross as its 'Man of the Year' for his outstanding work on behalf of the association, from the chapter level all the way up to the national level.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2006
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