Who invented the jet engine for aircraft?
Frank Whittle
| Jet engine | |
|---|---|
| Application | Aviation |
| Fuel source | Jet fuel |
| Components | Dynamic compressor, Fan, Combustor, Turbine, Propelling nozzle |
| Inventor | John Barber, Frank Whittle |
When was the jet engine first invented?
August 27, 1939
This event is customarily regarded as the invention of the jet engine, but the first operational jet engine was designed in Germany by Hans Pabst von Ohain and powered the first jet-aircraft flight on August 27, 1939.
