Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

1. "Army Orders Jet-Power Engines; Their Plans for Use Not Revealed."
New York Times [New York] 24 July 1944: 3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Web. 10 Dec. 2009. <http://proquest.umi.com/
pqdweb?index=3&did=87459249&SrchMode=1&sid=10&Fmt=10&VInst=PR
OVType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=126046 0877&clientId=3841>

This source helped me learn about how the U.S. Army was handling the jet engine.

2. AVIATION: JET TRANSPORTS." New York Times [New York] 28 Nov. 1948: X21.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Web. 10 Dec. 2009<http://proquest.umi.com/
pqdweb?index=273&did=96438914&SrchMode=1&sid=13&Fmt=10&VInst=P
ROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1260461884
&clientId=3841>

I used this source to investigate jet transportation and build my “Jet Engine in
Transportation” page.

3. British Government. File:Frank Whittle CH 011867.jpg. December 30, 1943. Imperial

War Museum Collections, Great Britain. Wikipedia Commons. Web. 9 Mar.
2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/File:Frank_Whittle_CH_011867.jpg>

This is a picture of Sir Frank Whittle on my “Inventors of the Jet Engine” page.

4. Graham, Frederick. "Aviation: Transports." New York Times [New York] 19 Sept.
1948: X19. ProQuest
Historical Newspapers. Web. 10 Dec. 2009. <http://proquest.umi.com/
pqdweb?index=6&did=96597969&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=10&VInst=PRO
D&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1260469
797&clientId=3841>

I also used this source for more investigation on jet transportation and for building my
“Jet Engine n Transportation” page.
5. "Jet-Driven Planes Built for Army; Extreme Speeds Attained in Tests." New York
Times [New York] 7 Jan. 1944: 1 and 4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Web. 10 Dec. 2009. <http://proquest.umi.com/
pqdweb?index=0&did=86838750&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=10&VInst=PRO
D&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1260460
108&clientId=3841>

This source was used to help me build my “Jet Engine in Warfare” page. It helped me
gain an understanding of the power of a jet engine

6. "Turbo Jet Engine Lauded for Simplicity; Easy to Care For, Quick to Start, Cools
Fast." New York Times [New York] 15 Feb. 1945: 15. ProQuest Historical
Newspapers. Web. 10 Dec. 2009. <http://proquest.umi.com/
pqdweb?index=12&did=88194265&SrchMode=1&sid=11&Fmt=10&VInst=P
ROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=12604
61339&clientId=3841>

I used this source to learn about the pros and cons of the jet engine.

Secondary Sources

1. About.com:Inventors. "Jet Engines - Hans Von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle."
www.inventors.about.com. About.com, a part of The New York Times Co., 2010.
Web. 5 Mar. 2010.<http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bljetengine.htm>.

This site was used to write my “Inventor of the Jet Engine page” and it helped me decide
who I thought should be given credit for the innovation.

2. Bell D-188 VTOL Fighter. N.d. Unbuilt Projects & Aviation Technology. N.p., n.d.
Web. 9 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1139.0>.

I used this picture as my header image on my website.

3. Bettmann/Corbis. July 18, 1942: World's First Operational Jet Fighter Takes Wing.
N.d. Wired. Conde Nast Digital, 2010. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/07/dayintech_0718>.

This photo is used in my “Jet Engine in Warfare” page to show one of the first jet
fighters.

4. Blue Angel #5. 2009. Private Collection. Naval Aviation Photographs. Web. 9 Mar.
2010.<http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.carltkruse.com/wp
-content/uploads/2009/04/ blueangel51.jpg&imgrefurl=
http://www.carltkruse.com/ %3Fp%3D4&usg=__0e-
FOyw25a46VXkot9kRJLE8vWU=&h=768&w=1024&sz=46&hl=en&start=16
0&itbs=1&tbnid=kAOyEirj0 dvYKM:&t>.

This photo was used to show you a modern day fighter jet.

5. CWN. "Sir Frank Whittle Jet Engine Pioneer." www.cwn.org.uk. CWN, 10 Nov. 2008.
Web. 5 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.cwn.org.uk/heritage/people/whittle/biography.html>

This site helped me build my “Inventor of the Jet Engine” page.

6. File:A-10 Thunderbolt II 1.jpg. 11 Jan. 2006. Wikipedia Commons. N.p., n.d. Web. 9
Mar. 2010. <http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/030626-F-8888B-
888.jpg>

I used this photo on my “Jet Engine in Warfare” page to show what another modern day
fighter looks like.

7. "Frank Whittle." Frank Whittle. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 1 Mar. 2010. Web. 1
Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whittle

This source was helpful because it gave me insight on Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet
engine.
8. The Free Dictionary. The Free Dictionary. Farlex, Inc., 2009. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
<http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Propeller+(aircraft)>

I used this source to learn more on how the propeller worked so I could compare it to the
jet engine.

9. Heppenheimer, T. A. "Jet Engines." U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. NASA, 28

Aug. 2009. Web. 1 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/jet_engins/
Tech24.htm>.

This source helped me build a lot of my web pages, gave me insight on the inventor(s),
and helped me understand how a jet engine produces thrust.

10. History Channel. "First Allied jet flies." www.history.com. A&E Television Network,
1996-2010. Web. 5 Mar. 2010. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-
history/first-allied-jet-flies>

I used this site to learn about the first jet plane.

11. King, Todd F. "The drive to develop a faster plane led to a variety of innovations that
remain with us today." Mar. 2002. HTML file. Secondary Source “Propeller.”
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. N.p., 2007. Web. 1 Mar. 2010.
<http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Propeller+(aircraft)>

I used this site to learn more about what innovations the jet engine led to, and it helped
me build my “Impact of the Jet Engine” page.

12. Liaison Group of UK Airport Consultative Committees. a 747 Boeing being boarded.
N.d. Guidelines for Airport Consultative Committees. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar.
2010. <http://images.google.com/
imgres?imgurl=http://www.ukaccs.info/images/cardiff4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://w
ww.ukaccs.info/ guidelines.htm&usg=__zZMrLmPP-
1lpKgcdP1qS2jaMHQY=&h=114&w=175&sz=6&hl=en&start=38&itbs=1&tb
nid=JYbeB9wBxFTi1M:&tbnh=65&tbnw=100&prev=/images%3Fq%3D747%
2Bboarding%26start%3D36%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26
gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26t bs%3Disch:1>

This photo was used to show what a 747 Boeing passenger plane looks like.
13. Seaman, Richard. American made jet engine. N.d. The Flying Kiwi. N.p., n.d. Web. 9
Mar. 2010.
<http://www.richardseaman.com/Aircraft/Museums/VietnameseAirForce/
American/AmericanJetEn gine.jpg>.

I used this photo to show what a jet engine used in the Vietnam War looked like.

14. T-38 Talon Twin-Jet High-Altitude Supersonic Trainer, USA. N.d. Airforce –
technology.com. Net resources International, n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/ t-38/t-387.html>.

This photo was used to show what a plane in the Vietnam War looked like.

15. United States Postal Service Plane. N.d. The Ontario Plan; a Framework for the
Future. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.ontarioplan.org/development/index.cfm/29127>.

I used this photo to show what a UPS plane looks like.

16. F-4 Phantom. N.d. Scramble. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2010.
<www.scramble.nl/forum/ viewtopic.php?f=41&t=41272>.

I used this photo on my “Jet Engine and Warfare” page to show what a early U.S. jet
plane looked like.