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Credits:
Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
Writer/Researcher: Sophia Mayet
Editor: Dylan Hennessy
Animator: Mike Ridolfi
Sound: Graham Haerther
Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster


References:
Some references cannot be shared here on request from industry insider sources. Here are some publicly available links:
[1] https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...

[2] http://www.enginehistory.org/GasTurbi...
[3] https://slidetodoc.com/aerodynamics-c...
[4] http://www.aerodynamics4students.com/...
[5] Page 135 https://books.google.com/books?id=nL0...
[6] https://www2.gvsu.edu/ramseyea/Spitfi....
[7] https://sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net/10.2514/...
[8]
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/a....
[9] https://www.airspacemag.com/how-thing...

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