Turbojets excel in high-speed flight, while turbofans offer better efficiency. Learn about history, differences and impact on ...

It was manufactured by Rolls Royce at Barnoldswick in Lancashire in 1943 and is of the type used in the RAF's first jet fighter the Gloster Meteor. It represents the start of the "jet age" of ...

This led to the Gloster Meteor, which became the first allied jet aircraft to fly operationally in World War 2.