The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel. It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine. The He 178 was developed to test the jet propulsion concept devised by the German engineer Hans von Ohain during the mid-1930s.

It was mainly designed and built to test the new jet engine technology. Two would be built, of which the first prototype made its maiden flight in late October 1939, just weeks after the start of the Second World War. A photograph of the He 178 taken during its …

The He 178 was the world’s first turbojet aircraft to fly on August 27, 1939. The test pilot was Flight-Captain Erich Warsitz who also flew the first rocket powered plane, the He 176. 1 The aircraft was designed by Ernst Heinkel after Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain approached him with his own design and prototype centrifugal-flow engine.

The Heinkel He 178 was the world’s first turbojet powered aircraft, which flew on August 27, 1939. The aircraft was generated from Ernst Heinkel's vision for high-speed aircraft. In cooperation with Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain, Heinkel funded the construction. The HeS 1 engine was developed by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and used in the He 178.

…successfully with reaction motors; the He 178, first turbojet-powered aircraft; and the He 111 and He 162, widely used by Germany’s air force during World War II. Though he fell into disfavour with the Nazis late in the war, he was arrested by the Allies and tried for war crimes;…

Aug 27, 2024 · Heinkel Flugzeugwerke had built a small, single-seat, single-engine high-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear. The He 178 had the air intake at the nose and the engine exhaust out the tail, a configuration that would become the standard layout for most single-engine jet aircraft in the future.

Aug 21, 2023 · On August 27, 1939, at the Marienehe airfield in Germany, the He 178 made history by becoming the first aircraft to take off, fly, and land solely under jet propulsion.

Jan 1, 2009 · The Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet plane, the pioneering example of this type of aircraft.

On August 27, 1939, history was made at Marienehe Airport near Rostock, Germany. The HE 178, with its HeS 3 engine, took to the skies, becoming the world's first jet-powered aircraft to make a controlled, sustained flight. Pilot Erich Warsitz was at the controls, and in that moment, the aviation world changed forever.

The Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet aircraft. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company in accordance with director Ernst Heinkel 's emphasis on developing technology for high-speed flight and first flew on 27 August 1939, piloted by Erich Warsitz.