On 27 August 1939, the He 178 V1, the first prototype, performed its maiden flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz. This flight, which only lasted for six minutes, had been preceded by a short hop by the same aircraft three days prior.

The first He 178 V1 prototype was completed by June 1939, when it was transported to the Erprobungsstelle Rechlin (test center). Once there, it was presented to Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring.

27 August 1939: Flugkapitän Erich Karl Warsitz, a Luftwaffe pilot assigned to the Ministry of Aviation (Reichsluftfahrtministerium) as a test pilot, made the first flight of the Heinkel He 178 V1, a proof-of-concept prototype jet-propelled airplane.

The Heinkel He 178 was the world’s first turbojet powered aircraft, which flew on August 27, 1939. The aircraft was generated from Ernst Heinkel's vision for high-speed aircraft.

Aug 27, 2024 · The He 178 V1 was designed for a cruise speed of 580 kilometers per hour (360 miles per hour) and maximum speed of 700 kilometers per hour (435 miles per hour).

Apr 2, 2023 · “The He 178 V1 was designed for a cruise speed of 580 kilometers per hour (360 miles per hour) and maximum speed of 700 kilometers per hour (435 miles per hour). During flight testing, the highest speed reached was 632 kilometers per hour (393 miles per hour). Its estimated range was 200 kilometers (124 miles).”

Feb 12, 2024 · The Heinkel He 178 was a trailblazing experimental aircraft engineered and manufactured by Heinkel, a German aircraft company. It holds the distinction of being the first aircraft in the world to achieve flight powered by a turbojet engine’s thrust.

Jul 15, 2016 · The Heinkel He 178 became the world's first practical turbojet-powered aircraft to fly, beginning a new age of aviation in the process. The aircraft existed as a technology demonstrator intended to test the viability of the new propulsion method and lay the foundation for a new breed of aircraft designs still to come.

Aug 21, 2023 · On August 27, 1939, at the Marienehe airfield in Germany, the He 178 made history by becoming the first aircraft to take off, fly, and land solely under jet propulsion.

The Heinkel He.178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet aircraft. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company. It first flew on 27 August 1939. The He.178 V1 airframe was placed on display at the Berlin Aviation Museum, where it was destroyed in an air raid in 1943.