Creating an exhibit at a museum does not protect one from attack by scholars such as GibbsSmith and Frank H Winter There is no need to exaggerate the problem we are faced with by calling it the biggest lie of the centuryit is only a small lie I suggest that the centennial of the jet engine would be better saved until recognition can be granted Maxime Guillaume in  Frank Whittle in  or Hans von Ohain who with Heinkel in  built the first flying aircraft based on the jet It would be unfortunate to hold a centennial celebration and be subject to global ridicule for being wrong I have no vendetta against Romania or Coanda My only aim is to tell the truth about the situation It turns out that the truth is a confused mess with highly placed people on both sides saying exact opposite things Wikipedia benefits from telling both versions and attributing each version to its adherents