Biography of Hans von Ohain Inventor of the First Jet Machine

Doctor Hans Von Ohain is a German aircraft designer who invented the jet engine. Hans Von Ohain obtained his PhD in Physics at the University of Göttingen in Germany and later became a junior assistant of Robert Wichard Pohl, director of the Institute of Physical University.
German aircraft builder Ernst Heinkel asked the university to assist in designing a new propulsion aircraft. Hans Von Ohain, is investigating a new type of aircraft engine that does not require a propeller. At the age of twenty-two Hans first conceived the idea of ​​continuous combustion engine cycles in 1933, Hans Von Ohain patented the design of a jet engine whose concept was similar to that of Sir Frank Whittle but different in internal settings in 1934.
in 1936 Hans Von Ohain joined Ernst Heinkel and continued the development of his jet concept. A success on one of its engines was achieved in September 1937. A small plane was designed and built by Ernst Heinkel as a test bed for a new type of propulsion system - Heinkel He178. The Heinkel He178 flew for the first time on August 27, 1939. The pilot who contributed in the history of the first flight of jet-powered aircraft was Captain Aviator Erich Warsitz.
Jet machine made by Hans von OhainThe first Jet engine made by Hans von OhainDr Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are both recognized as inventors of jet engines, but each work separately. Hans von Ohain is considered to be the first designer of an operational turbojet engine. Frank Whittle was the first to register a patent for a turbojet engine in 1930. Hans von Ohain was granted a patent for a turbojet engine in 1936. However, the Hans von Ohain jet was actually the first to fly in 1939. The first Frank Whittle jet flew in 1941 .
After the war
In 1947 von Ohain was taken to the United States by Operation Paperclip and worked in the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1956 he was appointed Director of the Aeronautical Air Force Research Laboratory and in 1975 he became Chief Scientist of the Aero Propulsion Laboratory.
During his career, von Ohain earned numerous awards including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Goddard Astronautics Award, the outstanding United States Air Force Civil Service Award, Systems Command Award for Exceptional Civil Service, Eugene M. Zuckert Management Award, Air Force Special Achievement Award, and just before he retired, the Citation of Honor.
In 1984-85, Ohain served as Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in the History of Aerospace, a competitive senior alliance at the National Air and Space Museum. In 1991 von Ohain and Whittle were jointly awarded the Charles Stark Draper Prize for their work on a turbojet machine.
Hans von Ohain retired from Wright-Patterson in 1979 and took the position of an associate professor near the University of Dayton. Then moved to Melbourne, Florida with his wife Hanny, he died on March 13, 1998 in Melbourne, Florida, United States by leaving four children.