| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aircraft jet engines |
| Founded | 27 January 1936 |
| Founder | Sir Frank Whittle |
| Defunct | 1948 |
| Fate | Merged with RAE forming NGTE Pyestock |
| Headquarters | Rugby, Warwickshire (initially in 1936) Lutterworth (from January 1938) |
Area served | UK |
Key people | James Collingwood Tinling, Sir William Hawthorne |
| Products | Gas turbines |
| Services | Gas turbine research |
| Divisions | Whetstone |
Power Jets was a British company set up by Frank Whittle for the purpose of designing and manufacturing jet engines. The company was nationalised in 1944, and evolved into the National Gas Turbine Establishment.