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The Junkers Jumo 004 was the world's first production turbojet engine in operational use, and the first successful axial compressor turbojet engine. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Germany late in World War II, powering the Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter and the Arado Ar 234 reconnaissance/bomber, along with prototypes, including the Horten Ho 229.
Before World War II, the Germans saw the potential for aircraft powered by the jet engine constructed by Hans von Ohain in 1936. [15] [16] After the successful test flights of the world's first jet aircraft—the Heinkel He 178—within a week of the invasion of Poland which started the conflict, they adopted the jet engine for an advanced fighter aircraft.
The museum was opened on 18 September 1992. [1] Many aerospace exhibits are on display including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines. The main display hangar is a restored glazed building, visitors are able to view exhibits undergoing restoration.
The Gerhard Neumann Museum is an aviation museum located in the German village of Niederalteich in Bavaria.The museum chronicles the work of German aero engine designer, Gerhard Neumann, in particular the General Electric J79 turbojet and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter which this engine powered.
Museum of History and Labor Glory Ukhtomskogo helicopter plant named after N.I. Kamov , Lyubertsy, Moscow Oblast; Museum of Naval Aviation of Northern Fleet , Safonovo, Murmansk Oblast; Museum of the History of aviation engine and repair , Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast; Museum of Stalingrad battle , Volgograd
Beginning of Aviation: Lilienthal´s Glider An-2 from above The Aviation Museum Hannover-Laatzen (German: Luftfahrtmuseum Hannover-Laatzen) is a permanent exhibition in Laatzen of the history of aviation. 38 airplanes, 800 aircraft models, and more than 30 aircraft engines are displayed on 3,500 m 2 (38,000 sq ft).
Jumo 222 key engine program for German military aircraft: experimental 24-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled "star" (6 banks, of 4 cylinders apiece) aircraft engine; nearly 300 examples built; Jumo 223 "box" engine made of four 207s; Jumo 224 "box" engine made of four 208s. Siemens–Schuckert Werke. Sh 14 – 7-cylinder air-cooled radial
The Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik Wernigerode is an aviation museum located in the German town of Wernigerode near Halberstadt. Many aerospace exhibits are on display including fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and aircraft engines. The main display is contained within two buildings with some aircraft displayed externally.