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Jets Pep Up Paddle-Boat on Novel Test

Date released

14 Aug 1950

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2030

NoS ID

042531

Story no

2 / 9

Sixty-two year old "Lucy Ashton" is fitted with four jet engines in experiment to determine hull-resistance under jet propulsion.

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Jumbo Jet Engine, A (2010)

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

As Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner makes its inaugural flight, Rolls-Royce engineers celebrate the performance of its revolutionary Trent 1000 jet engines. They’re the latest in a family of sophisticated...

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Genius of the Jet (1997 Video)

Producer

Glyn Jones; Nicholas Jones

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In a unique interview shown for the first time, Sir Frank Whittle tells the story of his small band of engineers who, frustrated at every official turn, pursued the development of the jet engine. Tells how...

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Voyages of Construction (2010)

Producer

Steve Crabtree

Subject

Business studies; Engineering; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

Series of three programmes which xamines three extraordinary engineering projects that are all very different but have two things in common: incredibly complex technology; people with highly specialised...

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Cold War, Hot Jets (2013)

Director

Simon Winchcombe

Producer

Simon Winchcombe

Subject

Engineering; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £34.99

Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future: a world-leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became...

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Marston: Silencing Jet Engines

Date released

7 Oct 1954

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2166

NoS ID

071903

Story no

3 / 10

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Steam goes Supersonic

Date released

1956

Series name

Home and Away

Issue no

8

NoS ID

352797

Story no

4 / 4

Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: This item takes us to the works of the Bristol Aeroplane Co., where we see Britannia air liners under construction and test, and glimpse the development of jet aero engines by...

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Zero Weather Breaks Records

Date released

27 Feb 1947

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1734

NoS ID

149190

Story no

1 / 2

Scenes of more weather havoc. Jet engines clear snow.

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Marston: Silencing Jet Engines (68 Feet)

Date released

7 Oct 1954

Series name

Universal Irish News

Issue no

282

NoS ID

135515

Story no

1 / 11

Submarine escape devices (86 feet).

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Marston: Silencing Jet Engines

Date released

7 Oct 1954

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2166

NoS ID

071904

Story no

4 / 10

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Submarine escape devices.

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