Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was largely responsible for the development of the jet engine, seeing the first application of his engine installed in a Gloster aircraft in 1941?

  1. Robert Watson-Watt

  2. Christopher Hinton

  3. Frank Whittle

  4. Lawrence Bragg
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Explanation

Frank Whittle, a British Royal Air Force engineer, invented the turbojet engine in the 1930s. His engine first flew in a Gloster E28/39 aircraft in 1941, pioneering the jet age that revolutionized aviation.

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