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During the Korean War, the first American made jet engine for the US Air Force was General Electric. Soon after the Pratt and Whitney corporation developed a faster jet engine for the US Air Force.

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British aviation engineer Sir Frank Whittle invented the jet engine.

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The first Jet Plane was invented in Germany.

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An Englishman called Frank Whittle invented and built the first ever Jet Engine.

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Who invent jet engine first?

Frank Whittle invented and built the first Jet Engine.


What car company made the first jet engine?

You're probably thinking of Rolls-Royce--one of the biggest jet engine manufacturers--but the first real jet engine was built by the Heinkel airplane company in 1935.


What is the name of the first US built jet engine?

P-80 Shooting Star... I believe it was by Boeing but you'd have to check me on that


When was first jet plane built?

the flight of the first jet airplane was in Germany


What was the first jet engine made of?

jet metel


Where is the jet engine from?

The Germans invented the first operational jet engine during WW2.


What is the strength of power of the jet engine?

Depends on which model and brand of jet engine you are asking about. There have been many jet engines designed and built by many different companies over the years.


Where was the first jet engine invented?

The first jet engine was invented by a English engineer called Sir Frank Whittle


What city or town in England was the jet engine invented?

Gloucester is where the first jet engine was developed .


Which jet engine was invented first?

Sir Frank Whittle patented his design in 1930 and built a jet engine which first ran in 1937, Hans von Obain patented his design in 1936 and built and ran one also in 1937, but 5 months after Whittle had built his. Hans von Obain's invention that powered a specially built Heinkel in August 1939. Sir Frank Whittle's similar (and arguably the more successful design) first flew in a Gloster in May 1941. That engine was dubbed the "W1" and the aircraft was a "Pioneer"


Who created jet planes?

Heinkel in Germany built the first flying jet aircraft.


When was the first car engine built?

The first car engine was built in the year 1926.