What is the history of jet engines?

The modern jet engine took us higher and faster. Meet the two scientists who invented it at the same time in two different places. read more

For engine performance to increase beyond this barrier, a way would have to be found to radically improve the design of the piston engine, or a wholly new type of powerplant would have to be developed. Gas turbine engines, commonly called "jet" engines, could do that. read more

In the case of air travel and engines, jet propulsion would mean that the machine itself is powered by jet fuel. Von Ohain is considered the designer of the first operational turbojet engine, while Whittle was the first to register a patent for the turbojet engine in 1930. read more

The Jet Engine. Sir Frank Whittle’s jet engine transformed travel. The jet engine has allowed millions of people now to do something that was barely thinkable just 70 years ago – crossing the Atlantic at speed. The Wright’s may have invented the first real aeroplane, but the credit for the invention of the jet engine goes to Sir Frank Whittle. read more