The very first jet engine created by Hans Von Ohain, and Frank Whittle, the pair began to build the jet in 1930,.
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The very first jet engine created by Hans Von Ohain, and Frank Whittle, was completed
The Heinkel He 178 V-1 was the first ever jet plane, and the first flight was in 1941. The first jet pilot was Flugkapitan Erich Karl Warsitz.
The Me 262 Fighter Plane was the first ever fighter jet. It first flew on June 30, 1944 for the Nazi’s in WW||. The Me 262 was also the very first two engine aircraft.
On January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 was the very plane to fly faster than the speed of sound. The plane was flown by the legendary Chuck Yeager.
On May 2, 1952 the De Hilliard’s Comet took off as the first passenger jet plane.
Shortly after the De Hilliard’s Comet, on March 2, 1969, the Concorde was named the fastest passenger plane as its cruising speed was faster than the speed of sound.