Jet Engine

By Duncan Musselwhite

How a Jet Works

• A jet is air being sucked into a large tube mixed with fuel , lit , and expelled out the back of the tube.

Early Jet Engines

• Doctor Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle were credited with the creation and idea

• The first jet flew on August 27, 1939• The first Jet Fighter was the German “Heinkel”• The jet changed the way we fought in WW2.• It allowed us to get to foreign countries faster

and more efficiently.

Advantages of the Jet

• Faster• More efficient• Tougher• Lasts longer

Differences Between Then and Now

• The jets today are faster• They are tougher• They use a compressor now• Back then they used a large fan which added

weight and bulk to the engine.

Jet Pictures