Engineer
Frank Whittle
Patented the jet engine in 1930 and was told by the Air Ministry that it was not of practical use. He built it anyway and it flew in 1941.
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle was an English engineer, inventor and Royal Air Force (RAF) air officer. He is credited with co-creating the turbojet engine. A patent was submitted by Maxime Guillaume in 1921 for a similar invention which was technically unfeasible at the time. Whittle's jet engines were developed some years earlier than those of Germany's Hans von Ohain, who designed the first-to-fly turbojet engine as well as Austria’s Anselm Franz.
- Born
- 1907-06-01, Coventry, EnglandA Saturday
- Died
- 1996-08-09, Columbia, Maryland, USAA Friday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1907-06-01, Coventry, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 9°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 17°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 19°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 11°50′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 18°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 12°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 11°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 11°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 22°55′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1996-08-09, Columbia, Maryland, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 17°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 26°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 11°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 2°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 9°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 8°46′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 7°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 2°00′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 25°47′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 0°20′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Frank Whittle was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.