1942: At the height of World War II, German test pilot Helmut Schenck becomes the first person known to use an ejection seat to successfully exit his aircraft in an emergency situation. Schenck, ...
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How the Heinkel He 100 became one of WWII’s fastest fighters
This short documentary looks at the Heinkel He 100, one of the fastest fighter aircraft of World War II. It explains how innovative cooling and aerodynamics pushed its performance beyond most ...
Click to open image viewer. The German jet fighter that is now synonymous with the project that inspired it, the Volksjäger or People's Fighter program, first flew on December 6, 1944. The Reich Air ...
The turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft, took its first flight on August 27, 1939. It was flown by German test pilot Erich Warsitz. The Heinkel He 178 was a private venture ...
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