The Failure of the World's First Jet Aircraft As a college student, in Germany in the early 1930s, physicist and engineer Hans von Ohain developed an interest in turbojet propulsion.

On September 8, 1944, the German Ministry of Aviation ordered a massive fleet of cheap, maneuverable, single-engine jet fighters that could be flown with minimal training. The goal was to send ...

The German army has asked several large firms about whether they could provide logistics support if the country needs to deploy soldiers and equipment to NATO's eastern border during a crisis, the ...

Determining the best aircraft of WWII was not an easy task due to the vast arsenal of fighter planes built in that period. Furthermore, rankings can differ based on the criteria.

CNN. Large, crater-size hole among damage at medevac jet crash site. Posted: February 1, 2025 | Last updated: February 1, 2025. According to Philadelphia’s mayor, seven people are dead ...

With Boeing BA-0.71 % decrease; red down pointing triangle in the throes of its latest crisis, one of its smaller rivals, Embraer ERJ 0.08 % increase; green up pointing triangle, is exploring ...

The aircraft was equipped with 10 .50 caliber machine guns, one .30 caliber machine gun, was able to carry up to 4,200 pounds of bombs, and had a maximum range of over 3,000 miles.

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...

How China developed its first large domestic airliner designed to take on Boeing and Airbus 05:56. As China moves closer to mass production of its first large passenger jet, details are emerging ...

BERLIN (AP) — A storm with large hailstones has damaged four-fifths of the buildings in a small town in the southern German state of Bavaria.

German eVTOL maker Lilium has set its sights on what will soon become its launch locations in America. Its flagship aircraft is expected to start operating in Florida, Southern California, the ...

During the Second World War, the German Luftwaffe developed several jet-powered aircraft, beginning with the Me-262, Me-163 Komet, and the He-162. Despite being among the most advanced aircraft in ...