Neil,
I saw a cut-away of the engine of the WWII ME 262 (also the plane) at the
Smithsonian, it was axial flow (single spool IIR). Was that prior to GE?
Dale C.
PS: There is a company that is making a limited run of ME 262 hi-fi
replicas with modern engines in housings to look like the old engines. I'll
have to see if I can find their website.
Subject: RE: Sir Frank Whittle: Turbojet Inventor
Bill;
Not to take anything away from Whittle, but his centrufugal
design was very
limited and it wasn't until General Electric improved his
original design
with their axial-flow approach that it became a practical
powerplant.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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