The Jet engine

first patent filed for jet engine

1930

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

1933

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

Second patent filed in Germany

1936

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

Tested on the test stand

1937

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

Aug 27, 1939

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)

1942

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

1943

this was the day that the Germans ordered the ME-262 into mass production

The American XP-80 first flown

Jan 8, 1944

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

Jul 25, 1944

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

Thousandth Me 262 delivered

1945

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