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  1. Afterburning (1980 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows how afterburning provides large increases in thrust in a jet engine using the pre-mixed system or, where short installations are required, a close-coupled system.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Into Orbit (1991 Video)

    Director
    Ken Wrench
    Producer
    Ken Wrench
    Subject
    Engineering; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Video master: 1 C format Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min.

    Shows: the contrasts between scientific fact and the predictions of science fiction. Features of the earth and its atmosphere. Circular orbits and escape conditions. Rocket technology: specific impulse,...

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  6. 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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  7. Cleared for Take-Off (1994 Video)

    Director
    Karl Sabbagh
    Producer
    Karl Sabbagh
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., £20.00

    The programme covers the year leading up to the first flight. The Boeing 777 is the company’s latest attempt to stay ahead in the civil aviation field, in the face of competition from McDonnell Douglas and...

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  8. Faster Than a Speeding Bullet (1989 Video)

    Producer
    David Barlow
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) (INCA)

    Examines the science, technology and economics of supersonic and hypersonic air transport 20 years after the first Concorde flights and 50 years after the invention of the jet engine. With various...

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  9. Much Better Start in Life, A (1952 Video)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 64 min., 2004 sale: £15.00 (inclusive)

    Seven selected official British government information films showing how Britain was portrayed in the early 1950s: 1) The Wonder Jet (1950, 19 min): In 1926 Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle (who appears in...

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  10. British Public Information Films 2 DVD Set (2007)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 0, 180 minutes), $14.99

    A compilation of 22 UK public information films made between 1945 and 1952. Titles are: A Warning to Travellers (Five Pounds in Notes); Berlin Airlift; Brief City; Charley’s March of Time; Charley...

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