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invention of the jet engine
was invented by nazi germany in 1941
the first operational jet engine was designed in Germany by Hans Pabst von Ohain
the first operational jet plane was the Messerschmitt ME 262 -
the after burner
Secondo Campini invented the afterburner, which is the fire you see coming out the back of jet engines
the C.C. 2 motorjet is the first jet with an after burner -
first civilian use of jets
the first civilian airliner was the de Havilland Comet
this made travel much faster for civilians
its max speed was 526 mph (empty weight) -
early jets
many 50's jet featured an open-front design for the air duct
became less common to put jets on the wings of aircraft such as the me 262
the fastest jet of the 50's was the f-101a using the Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 engines -
how jets have shaped the world
jets have made travel much easier for civilians and have opened up many more opportunities for international travel
they have also revolutionized the trade of goods by opening up bug international trade allowing packages from halfway across the world to reach your doorstep in just a week
they have also shaped modern combat and with modern transport jets we can get boots on countries thousands of miles away in less than 24 hours and aerial attacks also happen much faster