British jet work may lead without wartime pressure

Where would jet-engine development go without the pressure of war?

Development would continue, with Britain and Frank Whittle presented as the likeliest early leaders in putting a jet into service.

Interest in jet propulsion already existed before the war. Continued peacetime work could let Frank Whittle's programme progress without being displaced by immediate production demands. The result remains a forecast, but Britain is judged the most likely first mover in this scenario.