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    Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are considered co-inventors of the jet engine, although they worked independently. While Von Ohain designed the first operational turbojet engine, Whittle was the first to patent his prototype jet engine design. Both pioneered early designs that contributed to the modern jet engine. Whittle first conceived of using a gas turbine to power an aircraft in 1930 and tested his first successful engine design in 1937. Meanwhile, Von Ohain built the world's first jet aircraft in 1939 after patenting his own jet propulsion engine design in 1934.

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    Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are considered co-inventors of the jet engine, although they worked independently. While Von Ohain designed the first operational turbojet engine, Whittle was the first to patent his prototype jet engine design. Both pioneered early designs that contributed to the modern jet engine. Whittle first conceived of using a gas turbine to power an aircraft in 1930 and tested his first successful engine design in 1937. Meanwhile, Von Ohain built the world's first jet aircraft in 1939 after patenting his own jet propulsion engine design in 1934.

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    Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are considered co-inventors of the jet engine, although they worked independently. While Von Ohain designed the first operational turbojet engine, Whittle was the first to patent his prototype jet engine design. Both pioneered early designs that contributed to the modern jet engine. Whittle first conceived of using a gas turbine to power an aircraft in 1930 and tested his first successful engine design in 1937. Meanwhile, Von Ohain built the world's first jet aircraft in 1939 after patenting his own jet propulsion engine design in 1934.

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    History of Jet Engines

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    Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are considered co-inventors of the jet engine, although they worked independently. While Von Ohain designed the first operational turbojet engine, Whittle was the first to patent his prototype jet engine design. Both pioneered early designs that contributed to the modern jet engine. Whittle first conceived of using a gas turbine to power an aircraft in 1930 and tested his first successful engine design in 1937. Meanwhile, Von Ohain built the world's first jet aircraft in 1939 after patenting his own jet propulsion engine design in 1934.

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    History of Jet Engines

    Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are known to be the co-inventors of the jet
    engine although they were working separately. The designer of the first operational
    turbojet engine is known to be Von Ohain, but Whittle was the first to register a license
    for his prototype. Each of their contributions shaped the jet engine we know today.
     Frank Whittle
    Sir Frank Whittle was an English aviation engineer and pilot who first considered using
    a gas turbine engine to power an aircraft when he was just 22. In January 1930, he
    obtained his first turbojet propulsion patent. He started developing his first engine in
    1935, which then became a success after being tested on April 1937, demonstrating
    effectively the efficacy of the design of the turbojet.
     Dr. Hans von Ohain
    Hans von Ohain was an aircraft designer who worked for Ernst Heinkel, specializing in
    advanced engines, to build the first jet aircraft in the world. He investigated a new type
    of aircraft engine that did not require a propeller. He patented a jet propulsion engine
    design in 1934, very similar in principle to that of Sir Whittle, but differs in internal
    arrangement. He designed a factory-tested demonstration engine in 1937 and a
    completely working jet aircraft, the He 178, in 1939.

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