jet 178The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft desned and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel. It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine. The He 178 was developed to test the jet propulsion concept devised by the German engineer Hans von Ohain during the mid-1930s. Having secured the in…Experimental jet-engine powered aircraft – 2 prototypes and 1 mockup. The He 178 has the honor to be the first aircraft that made it to the sky solely powered by a jet engine. It was mainly