History of AirplanesA jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton’s third law of motion. Jet engines move the airplane forward with a great force that is produced by a tremendous thrust and causes the plane to fly very fast.
All jet engines, which are also called gas turbines, work on the same principle. The engine sucks air in at the front with a fan. A compressor raises the pressure of the air. The compressor is made up of fans with many blades and attached to a shaft. The blades compress the air. The compressed air is then sprayed with fuel and an electric spark lights the mixture. The burning gases expand and blast out through the nozzle, at the back of the engine. As the jets of gas shoot backward, the engine and the aircraft are thrust forward.
Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are both recognized as being the co-inventors of the jet engine. Each worked separately and knew nothing of the other’s work. Hans von Ohain is considered the designer of the first operational turbojet engine.Hans von Ohain’s jet was the first to fly in 1939. Frank Whittle’s jet first flew in in 1941. The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German: “Swallow”) was the world’s first operational turbojet fighter aircraft.
North American’s jet, Flown by USAF in Korea
Bud Mahurin on the F-86, an Interview with SECRETS OF WAR
Q: This is Bud Mahurin and the title is “Korea: the Air War.” What kind of aircraft were being used in Koera, and how did you find them?
Mahurin: We were assigned F-86 Sabre jets, manufactured by North [...]