Jet Engine By utsab1010 Jun 1, 1907 Frank Whittle born Period: Jun 1, 1907 to Aug 24, 2015 Jet Engine created by Sir Frank Whittle cite reffrence MidlandAir museumBritannicaInventors.about.comBBC Aug 19, 1923 Became airshop apprentice f the RAF Nov 10, 1928 Became pilot officer in the RAF Dec 22, 1928 Wrote a paper of his vision of jet propulsion Jul 19, 1930 Patented his design of the turbo-jet engine Sep 30, 1935 Began construction of first engine Apr 6, 1936 Created Power Jets Ltd. Aug 28, 1937 Tested the first jet engine May 15, 1941 Maiden flight of the Gloster E.28/39 Tested a version of his engine on the Gloster E.28/39 for a test flight Aug 24, 1944 Power Jets ltd. taken over by british govt. Nov 20, 1948 Retired from the RAF Aug 24, 1981 Wrote Gas turbine aero-thermodynamics Feb 7, 1986 Recieved the Order of Merit from the queen of England Aug 8, 1996 Frank Whittle died Aug 21, 2015 Today the world uses the turbofan jet engine