the dawning of the jet age .....

[lemoncat]

Location..a forest somewhere in Germany. Date..August 24th 1939. preperations underway for test flights of the worlds first jet powered aircraft the Heinkel He178.. Captain Erich Warsitz at the controls....
the dawning of the jet age as finally arrived

[Drastic]

man u are quick lol

[RollerBall]

ahem....

The second jetplane was the Heinkel He 178 (Germany), piloted by Erich Warsitz in 1939.

The first jet fighter was the Messerschmitt Me 262, piloted by Fritz Wendel.

Source: Wikipedia

hey.... don't blame me, I'm only the messenger

Nice shots though  :)

[C]

Doh!

...In short, don't trust Wikipedia!

Detailed development on the 262 didn't start til '39...

Where do they get their facts from?

Charlie

[ozzy72]

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica the first jet aircraft flight was the He178, but on the 27th August 1939

[gn85]

Is that the M$ scenery over Germany or a freeware?  Looks good.

[ReverseThrust]

Interesting bird you got there!

...In short, don't trust Wikipedia!  

Wiki means 'changable' (or the equivalent) in I think Hawaiian.  Wikipedia's entries can be edited for contet by anyone with the ability to visit the site.  This provides for fast updating with new info and also a diverse source of info.  Each edit is logged, but still- anyone can change it.  That's why you always get at least 1 other source....

[Hagar]

[quote]ahem....

The second jetplane was the Heinkel He 178 (Germany), piloted by Erich Warsitz in 1939.

The first jet fighter was the Messerschmitt Me 262, piloted by Fritz Wendel.

Source: Wikipedia

hey.... don't blame me, I'm only the messenger

Nice shots though

[Woodlouse2002]

I'm afraid to say that the He178 would never have been able to get to the altitude it's at in the last shot. You only had 8 minutes before the fanblades melted.

[lemoncat]

lol.. well it looks like the Coanda takes it then.
there had to be a catch ,can't fool all you experts

[RollerBall]

lol.. well it looks like the Coanda takes it then.
there had to be a catch ,can't fool all you experts

Sound of anoraks being unzipped all over the western world  :D

BTW Pete - my little comment was only supposed to goad you a little bit as you'd produced such a good set of pics again - didn't think it would spark a whole debate right down in this far flung corner of the forum. Guess I'll never learn eh  :)

[Threadkiller]

hehehe did u see the pilot's head animation?

nice shots!

[lemoncat]

no worries rollerball i know exactly what you meant.
i was looking forward to the replies this jet was going to bring i thought there may be scope for debate

[Hagar]

[quote]Sound of anoraks being unzipped all over the western world

[RollerBall]

LOL You should know me better than that by now Roger.

It's why we all love you Doug