Hello and welcome to Top Landing Gear Full Flaps, and to the full length interview with Ian Whittle, son of Sir Frank Whittle, the man credited with one of the greatest inventions of the modern age, something that changed the world forever – the jet engine. Ian is a pilot himself and flew the Gloster Meteor in RAF service, Britain’s first jet fighter, powered by the very engines his father had invented. James and I had the enormous pleasure of visiting Ian at his Surrey home almost 85 years to the day since the first successful test run of his father’s jet engine. Ian speaks with such passion and enthusiasm, not to mention incredibly detailed knowledge. You don’t get much closer to touching history than this. I hope you enjoy it.
As Ian was so generous with his time, we’ve split the interview into two parts, so here’s part one – keep an eye out on the socials for part two – or it may already be there now.
The Red Arrows at the 2021 Bournemouth Air Festival
FULL FLAPS - The TLG team go gliding with Lincolnshire‘s Trent Valley Gliding Club
Gliding
FULL FLAP - In the Typhoon simulator with Flt Lt Nick Callinswood at RAF Coningsby
FULL FLAPS Flt Lt Nick Callinswood and the Typhoon at RAF Coningsby
The Eurofighter Typhoon - The world's most advanced fighter jet.
RAF Scampton Heritage Centre Tour with Colin Clitheroe FULL FLAPS
The Dam Busters Raid and RAF Scampton
Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 and Spitfire Pilot 'Jim Schofield'
The Petwood Hotel - Home of the Dambusters (617 Squadron) - Full Flaps
Lincoln 'Bomber County' and the Petwood Hotel
NX611 'Just Jane' Avro Lancaster Interior tour and engine start up - Full Flaps Part Deux!
Andrew Panton – and Lancaster NX611 ‘Just Jane’ FULL FLAPS Pt.1
The Avro Lancaster
Series Three Trailer (plus a FULL FLAPS classic!)
Lockdown Three Special!
Red 1 - Squadron Leader Tom Bould - The new Team Leader for the Red Arrows.
Ask James Christmas Special PART TWO
TOP LANDING GEAR SPECIAL – BA ‘LANDOR’ 747-400 TO DUNSFOLD
Ask James Christmas Special PART ONE!
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