The Genesis of the Turbojet: Whittle to Power Jet Engines – Part 3
Rolls-Royce and others become involved… In January 1940, Whittle had met Dr. Stanley Hooker of Rolls-Royce, who in turn introduced Whittle to Rolls-Royce board member
The draw for Vulcan To The Sky’s XH558 Winter Raffle took place on Tuesday 28th February at our Central Stores in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Our independent draw-masters on the day were:
And the winners are…
1st Prize – Flight in a Spitfire
Ticket Number – 22354 A. Matthews
2nd Prize – Vulcan XH558 Olympus Turbine 5 Blade Unit
Ticket Number – 18654 D. Robinson
3rd Prize – Delta Bravo Wheels-Up model of XH558
Ticket Number – 22592 N. Ashworth
4th Prize – Framed “Topside Climb” print of XH558, signed by 5 Aircrew
Ticket Number – 22842 D. Stott
5th Prize – Aluminum Wall Art Picture Ghost from Goose Bay
Ticket Number – 15896 J. Watson
Congratulations to you all!
Our thanks go to all those that entered and helped towards helping to care for the Spirit of Great Britain Vulcan XH558.
Rolls-Royce and others become involved… In January 1940, Whittle had met Dr. Stanley Hooker of Rolls-Royce, who in turn introduced Whittle to Rolls-Royce board member
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Mr. Alan Ainsworth, was on the Flight Test and development Team of AV Roe – read on for an interesting account of the early days,
Dr Steve Liddle CEng FRAeS, is a Vulcan to the Sky Trustee and Principal Aerodynamicist at Aston Martin Formula One Team. The articles here are