Credits and Thanks

Most of the illustrations in the "How they work" section are taken from the Rolls-Royce publication "The Jet Engine". This is an excellent source of information for anyone wishing to learn more about jet engines.

To order "The Jet Engine", please contact Rolls-Royce at :-

http://www.rolls-royce.com/history/publications/default.jsp

Price:- £25.00 plus postage and packaging
Photographs of some engines in the Engine Makers section are taken from the World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines (4th edition) by Bill Gunston and published by Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 1 85260 597 9
Photograph of TSR2 Olympus engine on Bristol page taken at the RAF Cosford Museum and reproduced by kind permission of Philip Treweek
"Genesis Of The Jet" is the latest edition of Sir Frank Whittle's biography by John Golley. It was first published under the title "Whittle: The True Story by the same author. It is published by Airlife Publishing Ltd, 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury. ISBN 1-85310-860-X
Picture of Tay engine on the front page and Tay cutaway in the "How they work" index page courtesy of Rolls-Royce plc
"Not much of an Engineer" is Sir Stanley Hooker's autobiography.
It is published by Airlife Publishing Ltd, 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury. ISBN 1853102857
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