The Gloster E28/39 aircraft engine, better known as British Gloster E28/39, was the same as the one installed on the American Ryan Firebird aircraft built by G.E. it was the I-A similar to the English W2B plus a Pratt & Whitney piston R-1830 in the bow.

-Before, the first mentioned English jet aircraft flew with an engine designed by Frank Whittle, the W.1, built by BTH (British Thomson Houston).

“Gloster with W.1”

-Later Whittle joined Power Jets and was eventually absorbed by Rolls-Royce.

-Below we show the power plant installation of Ryan's hybrid airplane.

-We see the ramifications of the bifurcated air intakes for the turbine, which start from the leading edge, next to the fuselage.

“Firebird with I-A, (W-2B)”

"Firebird air intake details"