The first production turbojets and the engines that followed them in fighters and airliners. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the engine a turbojet or turbofan engine. It excludes piston aero engines. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members. It is one of the groups under the Aircraft Engines subcategory of the Transport atlas, which has its own browse page listing every group and member.
All Turbojet and Turbofan Engines
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Wikipedia: Junkers Jumo 004
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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.
Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Nene
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The Rolls-Royce RB.41 Nene is a 1940s British centrifugal compressor turbojet engine.
Wikipedia: General Electric J79
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The General Electric J79 is an axial-flow turbojet engine built for use in a variety of fighter and bomber aircraft and a supersonic cruise missile.
Wikipedia: Pratt & Whitney JT8D
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The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass (0.96 to 1) turbofan engine introduced by Pratt & Whitney in February 1963 with the inaugural flight of the Boeing 727.
Jet engine (Wikipedia)
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A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion.
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