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From an early age, Sir Frank Whittle was fascinated by aviation. Born in 1907 he attended the RAF college at Cranwell, where he chose as his subject Future Developments in Aircraft Design. In it he explained how in future aircraft would not use propellers, but instead what we now call 'jet' engines. In the 1930s Whittle continued his work on designs for a jet engine in Lutterworth at his company Power Jets. It was not until the outbreak of war that the British government became involved and an aircraft powered by Whittle's engine was created. Today he is remembered as a key figure who helped transform aviation and air travel. Â鶹Éç Leicester’s Ben Jackson went to meet Tony Hiroms from Lutterworth and District Museum to find out more about Sir Frank Whittle’s life. Produced by Pete Wardman. If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on Â鶹Éç Sounds and have push notifications turned on. Archive audio: Â鶹Éç / Pathe News 1952 Image: Getty Images