David K. Stone: Sir Frank J. Whittle

Artist: David K. Stone
1922 - 2001
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1981
Image Size: 20.75 by 17.75 inches
Overall Size: 25.625 by 22.625 inches
Medium: Oil on Masonite

In 1917 -- at the age of eleven -- Frank Whittle entered England's Leamington College on a full scholarship. And, just five years later, he became an apprentice in the Royal Air Force. He soon distinguished himself in his basic mechanics training and was rewarded with an assignment to Officer's flight training. There, Frank Whittle found the perfect creative outlet for his brilliant, inquisitive mind. By 1929, Whittle had established himself as an expert pilot and flight instructor. But he was not satisfied with the performance of any existing aircraft. He believed there must be a more powerful, efficient source of power -- and he was convinced that the answer was the turbine engine. Amid disbelief and ridicule, Whittle patented his first aircraft turbojet engine in 1930 and set out to develop improved compressors and materials capable of withstanding the severe high pressures and temperatures necessary to power a jet aircraft. In 1936, he formed PowerJets Ltd., an action that caught the interest of the Royal Air Force. Supported from that time by the Air Force, Whittle's jet engine developments made dramatic strides. By 1941, Frank Whittle was test piloting his W-1 and W-1X, the first successful turbojet engines, and the basis for all future jet engine development. Sir Frank Whittle was knighted by King George VI in July 1948.

This painting originally appeared on the Fleetwood® Sir Frank Whittle Commemorative Cover.

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