First Flight of the Jet-Powered Heinkel He 178

The German experimental Heinkel He 178 made its first flight using turbojet propulsion, an important early demonstration of a powerplant principle that would transform aviation.

The German experimental Heinkel He 178 made its first flight using turbojet propulsion. It was an important early demonstration of a new propulsion principle that would later transform aviation.

The event belongs to the history of technology rather than to the outcome of a particular battle. It should be distinguished from the later mass deployment of jet aircraft during the war.

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