Important Inventions and Discoveries in World » Exercise – 1
43. Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?
(a) F. Whittle
(b) C. Lindbergh
(c) W. Histell
(d) B. Owings
Explanation
Explanation : British inventor Frank Whittle was the first to patent his design for a jet engine in 1930. Although an engine designed by Dr. Hans Von Ohain was the first to fly in 1939. Whittle’s jet engine first flew in 1941.
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