Talk:General Electric J31

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Strange way of describing how engine was obtained

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The paragraph describing how the US received the engine from Britain is unusual to say the least. The way the paragraph is written is almost as though Arnold just picked up the engine and took it to America, which of course, was impossible. As far as I understand, he approached the British and received permission to take one Whittle engine and the technical specifications. 80.1.148.236 (talk) 02:38, 9 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

The paragraph has been copied from Power Jets W.1, material I added in 2009, the citation wasn't moved with it. I have the book source in my hand the verbatim text is '...he arranged for a Whittle unit to be shipped to the U.S.A'. Does not seem unusual to me, it doesn't say he literally picked it up and took it with him. It's related to the Tizard Mission, if you researched the sources used there you might be able to expand this article with how exactly this engine was obtained and moved. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 08:28, 9 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Talk:General Electric J31

Strange way of describing how engine was obtained