The History of the Jet Engine. Germany Flew It First
Germany flew the world’s first jet engine-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, on August 27, 1939. While British engineer Sir Frank Whittle patented the turbojet concept first in 1930, German physicist Dr. Hans von Ohain independently developed a working model that achieved operational flight nearly two years before Britain’s Gloster E.28/39 took to the air. …
