69 Years Ago...
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:57 amthe first intentional jet flight was made. How many knew Warshitz? 
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:57 amRe: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:54 pmActually, on December 16th it'll be 98 years ago.
Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:54 pmthe first jet was flown. How many knew Warshitz?8-)
He 178 - possibly the best looking of the first jets (with its wheels up!).
Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:46 pmYou will have to elaborate...Actually, on December 16th it'll be 98 years ago.
Frank Whittle [June 1, 1907, England -- Aug. 8, 1996, U.S.] was the first to register a patent for the turbojet engine (January, 1930) and began construction of his first engine in 1935; it was laboratory tested in April, 1937. His engine powered the Gloster Aircraft Company's Pioneer on May 15, 1941, piloted by Flight Lieutenant Philip E. Gerry Sayer**.
Hans von Ohain [Dec. 14, 1911 , Germany -- March 13, 1998, U.S.] was granted a patent for his turbojet engine in 1936. A laboratory test was successfully done in September, 1937. On August 27, 1939, the Ohain turbojet-powered Heinkel He178, designed and constructed by Ernst Heinkel, completed a seven-minute flight in Marienehe, Germany, piloted by Flight Captain Erich Warshitz* [October 18, 1906 - 12 July 1983].
**I haven't found accurate birth/obit records for this fellow. However, British Test records indicate:
DATE: 21 October, 1942
TAKE-OFF POINT: Acklington, Northumb
CRASH LOCATION: Unknown
AIRCRAFT TYPE & SERIAL: Hawker Typhoon Mk IB R7867
CREW FATALITIES: Mr P.E.G. Sayer, Gloster Aircraft CTP
PURPOSE OF TEST FLIGHT: The aircraft was engaged on tests of a gunsight involving gun firing into Druridge Bay Ranges
ACCIDENT DETAIL: Mr Sayer never returned
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Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:08 pmYou will have to elaborate...Actually, on December 16th it'll be 98 years ago.
I think he means this............Henri Coand[ch259]
Matt
Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:18 amCoanda indeed.
His jet plane used a piston jet engine, and was already airborne in 1910. Most people consider Whittle the inventor, but that's of the turbine jet, so as long as they only say 'jet' I say Coanda, just to get a discussion going
His jet plane used a piston jet engine, and was already airborne in 1910. Most people consider Whittle the inventor, but that's of the turbine jet, so as long as they only say 'jet' I say Coanda, just to get a discussion going
Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:11 amI started to modify my post to turbojet but, after reading your post, I decided to leave it as 'jet' -- according to the write-up expat links us to, it's still correct as I've edited.Coanda indeed.
His jet plane used a piston jet engine, and was already airborne in 1910. Most people consider Whittle the inventor, but that's of the turbine jet, so as long as they only say 'jet' I say Coanda, just to get a discussion going
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Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:46 amRight you are ;D
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:51 pmWhere can I download it?
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:29 amThe Gloster Pioneer, the He178 -- or are you intending a flaming suicide run with the Coand[ch259]?Where can I download it?
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Re: 69 Years Ago...
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:41 pm