What he didn’t know was that almost two years earlier—on August 27, 1939—the Germans had already conducted a successful jet engine test flight thanks to designs of Hans von Ohain.

The world had become fascinated by the possibilities of jet propulsion thanks to the pioneering work of engineering giants like Frank Whittle in England and Hans von Ohain in Germany.

The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case on whether to uphold long-standing limits on parties' political spending.

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Conservative legal expert argues noncitizens get ‘only limited’ due process Attorney Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation makes the case that courts are granting deportable immigrants ...

Having secured the industrial support of Ernst Heinkel, German engineer Hans von Ohain pursued development of the He 178 as a private venture, independent of the German authorities and the Luftwaffe.

From left are: John E. Steiner, " Father of the Boeing 727 "; Hans J.P. von Ohain, developer the the jet aircraft's first engine; Anselm Franz, developer of the axial flow turbojet engine; Brig ...

Von der Leyen will survive this no-confidence vote — if it eventuates. Support for the motion is deeply divided even within the right-wing ECR group, with the Polish and Romanian delegations planning ...

BRUSSELS’ PITCH TO PARIS: The European Commission is weighing a side declaration to ease French concerns and secure the approval of a long-delayed trade pact with the Mercosur trade bloc, Camille Gijs ...