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The sun gives off a glorious orange glow in this stunning art print of a
jet
airplane taking off at dusk. The
clouds appear to be on
fire as the descends
behind them and the jet ascends toward them.
Interesting Facts About Jet Airplanes
As the name implies, jet aircraft are aircraft with
jet engines
Unlike propeller-powered aircraft, jet aircraft normally fly at altitudes as
high as 10,000 to 15,000 meters, about 33,000 to 49,000 feet. At these
altitudes, jet engines can achieve maximum efficiency over long distances.
The first aircraft to incorporate the principles of the jet engine was the
Coanda-1910 (Romania), piloted by its inventor Henri Coandă in 1910. The engine
of this aircraft, unlike the modern jet engine, used a piston engine rather than
a turbine to drive its compressor. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed during
its first and only demonstration; however, it remained mostly intact.
During the Korean War in
1950 (on November 8, 1950),
United States Air Force Lt.
Russell J. Brown flying in an F-80, intercepted two North
Korean MiG-15s near
the Yalu River and shot them down in the first jet-to-jet dogfight in history.
BOAC operated the first
commercial jet service, from
London to
Johannesburg, in
1952 with the de Havilland Comet.
The fastest military jet plane remains the retired
SR-71 Blackbird.
The fastest
commercial jet plane remains the retired Tupolev Tu-144.
The first operational jet fighter was the Messerschmitt Me 262, piloted by Fritz
Wendel. It was the fastest conventional aircraft of
World War II - only the
rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was faster. Mass production started in
1944, too late for a decisive impact. About the same time, the
United Kingdom's Gloster Meteor made up the first operational
jet fighter squadron in 1944. It
was used to defend the UK against the V1 flying bomb and in ground-attack
operations over Europe towards the end of the war. The Imperial
Japanese Navy
also developed jet aircraft in
1945, including the Nakajima Kikka, partially
inspired by German designs.
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