Jet engines have become bigger and bigger since they were first developed in the 1940s. Why do modern jets have such big ...

Turbojets Revolutionized Flight 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.

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. Militaries the world over ...

Development for the Pratt & Whitney-designed J58 turbojet engine began in 1958. At the time, the United States Navy sought a fast reconnaissance jet, though it would later be the U.S. Air Force's ...

On October 11, 2024, Astro Mechanica successfully performed the first hot-fire test up to 30% power of its Gen3 engine. Traditional turbojets, like you'd see in fighter planes, use the exhaust gas ...

In response to an Army request in 1943 for a 3,000 - 4,000 lb (13,344 - 17,792 N ) thrust turbojet, GE proposed the I-40, a centrifugal-flow engine that could be produced in a short time. Service as ...