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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
Who invented the jet engine in the 1930s?
Correct answer
Sir Frank Whittle
Why
Sir Frank Whittle, a British Royal Air Force engineer, developed the jet engine in 1930. Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft and James Goodfellow the cash machine.
Answer choices
- ASir Christopher Cockerell
- BSir Frank Whittle
- CJames Goodfellow
- DIsambard Kingdom Brunel