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 ...

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.

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 ...