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He 178 replica at Rostock-Laage Airport
Role	Experimental prototype/Pioneer aircraft
Manufacturer	Heinkel
First flight	27 August 1939

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 industrial support of Ernst Heinkel, von Ohain was able to demonstrate a working turbojet engine, the Heinkel HeS 1, in September 1937. Heinkel pursued development of the He 178 as a private venture, independent of the German authorities and the Luftwaffe, keeping the aircraft relatively secret for much of its development. Heinkel was keen not only to demonstrate the capabilities of aviation gas turbines, but had a separate emphasis on developing high-speed flight technologies.

The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel. It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine.

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Into flight

On 27 August 1939, the aircraft performed its maiden flight, only days before Germany invaded Poland. This flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz, lasted only six minutes and almost ended in near-disaster due to a misjudgement during the unpowered landing approach, but was successfully recovered. Warsitz later described his groundbreaking flight: "I moved the throttle levers gently forward. As the aircraft began to roll I was initially rather disappointed at the thrust, for she did not shoot forward as the 176 had done, but moved off slowly. By the 300-metre mark she was moving very fast. Despite several attempts I could not retract the undercarriage. It was not important, all that mattered was that she flew. The rudder and all flaps worked almost normally, the turbine howled. Now I would have to take my chances with the landing, losing altitude by side-slipping. I restored her to the correct attitude just before touching down, made a wonderful landing and pulled up just short of the Warnow

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Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft

General Info 1

Role	Experimental prototype/Pioneer aircraft
Manufacturer	Heinkel
First flight	27 August 1939

General Info 12

The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel. It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine.

General Info 3

Crew: 1
Length: 7.48 m (24 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 9.1 m² (98 sq ft)
root: Günter symmetrical 11% ;
tip: Günter symmetrical 7%
Empty weight: 1,620 kg
Max takeoff weight: 1,998 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Heinkel HeS 3 turbojet engine, 4.41 kN thrust

Performance

- Maximum speed: 598 km/h
- Range: 200 km (120 mi,)

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he Heinkel He 178 became the first practical turbojet-powered aircraft to fly when it took to the air on August 27th, 1939

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Despite the seemingly ground-breaking attributes, the He 178 was more or less a conventional aircraft save for its powerplant.

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Despite the seemingly ground-breaking attributes, the He 178 was more or less a conventional aircraft save for its powerplant.

Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
Heinkel He-178
First Jet powered aircraft
Manufacturer Heinkel First flight 27 August 1939