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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Brits Who Made the Modern World (2009)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology

    Series of six 30-minute programmes in which Peter Snow looks at the untold stories of British scientists and engineers who developed some of the modern world’s most incredible technology. The series covers...

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  4. Wings: The Jet Age (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Bucknall
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min.

    Traces the history of manned flight from the earliest attempts to the modern supersonic jet aircraft, concentrating on the jet aircraft, which became operational by 1945. Follows the rapid development in...

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  5. 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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  6. Aircraft Production Techniques and Processes (1977 Video)

    Director
    Trevor A Scott
    Producer
    Trevor A Scott
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. b&w. 21 min.

    Follows the various production techniques of the wings of the BAC 111 aircraft, and details the functions of each component in the structure. Shot mainly at the BAC factories at Weybridge and Hurn, the...

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