I wonder how many people know of the important developments that took place in the UK town of Rugby which enabled our ability to now fly all over the world.
Sir Frank Whittle developed his design for a jet engine at Rugby. The BTH company (now Alstom Power) build his first experimental jet engine, a “WU” (Whittle Unit). The very first runs of his jet engine were at Rugby in April 1937. The “WU” was a direct forerunner of the engines that now power all the jet planes that takes us around the planet.