A Quick History of the Jet Engine

The jet engine
Sir Isaac Newton discovered the jet principles in the 18th century. This was base on the theory that "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" (third law of Newton). But it is only in the 1930 that the idea to build a jet engine appeared. This was happening in England with Sir Frank Whittle and in Germany with Dr. Hans von Ohain. Sir Frank Whittle had the first patent of the turbojet engine in 1936. Dr. Hans von Ohain finished the design of his engine a bit later but would have it flying first
, powering the Heinkel He178 on the 27th of August 1939. …