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The first flight of the turbojet was 60 years ago
:: 01 January, 2002
Two weeks ago, we saw the first plane the Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), is an aircraft ...) jet, the Coanda 1910, dated the belle epoque. It was the creation of a young Romanian living near Paris Henry Coanda, who was supported by some celebrities of the era in which Gustave Eiffel This Sunday, we will radically change both the time and context to be in 1939, within the Third Reich, at the dawn of seconds the second, which comes immediately after the first or in addition to ...) World War.
It is in fact just before and during the Second World War that the jet propulsion made significant progress. Under the direction of the industrial Ernst Heinkel the first turbine of history, the HES-1, is developed. Unlike thermal reactor Coanda 1910, the turbo engine is not driven by an engine piston, it itself generates the force driving the turbine The prototype works for the first time in 1937 but must be improved. If it develops 280 kg of thrust, it uses hydrogen as fuel the chemical energy of fuel ...) This is hardly reassuring.
The following year, another prototype, HES-3, is developed. It develops a much higher thrust and consumes petrol. Moreover, it is possible to vary the power running, which is more suitable for operational use of a unit of transportation
A second version of this engine, the HES-3B, was mounted under the fuselage of a bomber's stake in the He 118. The aircraft had two engines and the engine propeller Origin, and the jet engine placed between the landing gear. The pilot had the opportunity to use the standard engine for the aircraft takeoffs and landings, which are the most critical phases of flights, and put into road the reactor for testing during the flight.
Flight testing of the He 118 were amended in July 1939. After takeoff, the engine was started while the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 400 m. With this additional engine, gear and acceleration demonstrated the capability of the engine. The aircraft returned to the aerodrome of departure, where it made a landing after extinction reactor.
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