The Jet engine

By l;ucank
  • first patent filed for jet engine

    first patent filed for jet engine

    Lt.Sir. Frank whittle filed the first patent for the first jet driven gas turbine.

  • Hans von Ohain formulated his theory of the jet engine

    Von Chain formulated his theory in German about the jet engine and what it could do.

  • Second patent filed in Germany

    Von Ohain and Dr. Max Hahn patented a jet engine in germany

  • Tested on the test stand

    First test conducted by the RAF, this was done on a test stand. This breakthrough formed the basis for the modern jet engine.
  • First full jet flight

    First full jet flight

    This was the first full pure jet flight in the world, this was done in Germany in 1939. The plane was called the Heinekel He 280

  • First flight of Messerschmitt Me 262 using jet power (failure)

    this was the date when the ME-262 flew on jet power alone for the first time.

  • Messerschmitt Me 262 ordered into large scale production

    this was the day that the Germans ordered the ME-262 into mass production
  • The American XP-80 first flown

    The American XP-80 first flown

    The American XP-80 was Americas first jet powered aircraft, this aircraft was also the first recorded aircraft to exceed 500 mph in level flight.

  • First jet engine aircraft to engage in combat

    This was the date that the first jet was engaged in combat. this was the German ME-262

  • Thousandth Me 262 delivered

    on this day the thousandth ME-262 was delivered to the German front.