The first type jet engine was a turbojet that went into production in 1939, finding a home on the German Me 262, making it the first fighter jet to fly during WWII.

Unlike most home jet engine builds, this one doesn’t use a turbocharger or go with a simpler pulse jet design – though [Integza] has built those, too. This is a proper radial-flow turbojet design.

The first type jet engine was a turbojet that went into production in 1939, finding a home on the German Me 262, making it the first fighter jet to fly during WWII.

Turbojet engines are an incredible piece of 20th century engineering that except for some edge cases, have mostly been replaced by Turbofans. Still, even the most basic early designs were groundbre… ...

Jumo 004B Engine Key Accomplishment(s) Forerunner of the Modern Jet Engine Impact or Innovation Jet engines enabled aircraft to fly farther, faster, and at less cost than piston engine aircraft could.

Atlanta company Hermeus has its sights set on Mach 4 next year, to beat the Mach 3.3 benchmark set by the SR-71 Blackbird way back in 1976. Watch its Chimera hybrid engine nailing the switch ...

The infamous stealh jet, ... In total, each Pratt & Whitney J58 Turbojet engine weighed in at 8,690 pounds and was a massive 6.8 feet wide and 20 feet long.

The Whittle Unit bench test engine first ran on April 12, 1937. In 1939, the British Air Ministry placed a contract for the W.1 engine to be flight tested on the new Gloster E.28/39 aircraft. During ...

YouTuber Integza is known for a few things; pushing home-fabrication and 3D-printing to their respective limits, and being a little eccentric. The latter you just have to accept, the former is ...

The first type of jet engine to enter widespread commercial use was the turbojet, which didn't incorporate bypass into its design. Bypass, at its essence, it is air that is directed around the ...