dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Jet aircraft these days are commonplace, however, every one of them is in some way directly descended from these 4 aircraft. Jet propulsion was being developed during the 1930s (although it had been proposed in 1910 by Romanian, Henri Coanda) in both the UK and Germany and to a lesser extent in the USA and Italy. However inspite of Frank Whittles engine being ready first, British government prevarication meant that it was Germany's Hans von Ohain whjo got the first Pure Jet Aircraft into the air on 27 Aug 1939, however it was kept secret for a while and the first one to actually be made public was the Italian Caproni-Campini M1 Motorjet, This however was NOT a pure jet as it used a conventional piston engine to drive it's compressor. Britains Gloster E28/39 Pioneer followed on 15 May 1941 and bringing up the rear using British engine designs the Bell XP-59A flew in the USA on 1 Oct 1942. None of these aircraft were intended for combat operations although some XP-59s were fitted with guns as proof of concept. The work done on these aircraft went on to influence the first generation of fighters (although the Caproni proved to be a technological dead -end and was soon forgotten)and the rest as they say is history. The HE-178, Only one was built used purely for research. The Caproni Campini N1, only the one built. this first shot shows how the piston engine fitted into the Jet setup! Gloster E28/39 Pioneer, 2 were built for research, one now in the Science Museum in London. Her Rollout colours Bell XP59A, several were built and most gave good service for years mainly as research or chase aircraft and then unmanned target drones. Thanks for viewing. Link to post Share on other sites
charlie 6 Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Great set of shots Al, the section view is a fantastic idea. Link to post Share on other sites
Mistwalker 3 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Great pics and great info, Alan. Nicely done. Link to post Share on other sites
M.I.B. 39 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 5th pic's interestin' Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Nice shots Alan - as always pulling out some interesting aircraft! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,284 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Great info and pic's, I was just looking this same question up the other week. I give credit to the Brit's for bragging rights. Link to post Share on other sites
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