They were used primarily in fighter planes. The speed gained from jet engines made them more effective against slower bombers, since they were harder for gunners to track.
By the very end of the war, the Luftwaffe was fielding a jet in its Me262 and the RAF followed with the Gloster Meteor. Both of these (and the better-known DeHavilland Vampire) were developed too late and weren't deployed in large enough numbers to be able to judge their combat effectiveness accurately. Given their potential and their superiority over the technology of the day, it's likely that jet aircraft design would have advanced much faster in the post war years had the war lasted another year. pertaining to the above. If the Germans invented the jet engine during the war, it is most likely they would have won......They were never used in actual fighting during the war. They were still in the experiential stages.
In WWII, jets were used primarily to pursue and attack bombers. Their enormous thrust enabled them to quickly climb to the high altitudes needed to attack bombers. A normal aircraft may take 20 minutes or more to climb that high, jet aircraft could achieve it in less than half the time. Early jet engines were terrible fuel guzzlers, and so jet aircraft were very limited in their usefulness during this time.
Yes. Airplanes were used to some extent in WWI, but played a dominant role in WWII in bombing raids and attacks on enemy tanks and troops in the field. Planes were used to deliver the two atomic bombs that helped end WWII.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser
bomb dropping, troop transport, and supply transport
A jet plane is any aircraft powered by jet engines.
Technology during World War II opened up an entirely new door into what the enemy was doing in areas in which they were once hidden. New pesticides, nuclear technology, and jet engines made the fight faster than it had been in the first World War.
No, the jet engine had not been invented yet, so there were no "fighter jets"
No, because there's no oxygen in space for the engines to use. The rocket motors used to go into space are supplied with combustion oxygen via the engines' plumbing.
Which war? It was used in at least two wars which this contributor is aware of: The Falklands War 1982, and the Persian Gulf War 1990-91.
Jet engines were invented before WW2. They were used in a few late war German fighters.
Radar, jet engines and atomic bombs.
Jet engines, rocket power and antibiotics
The jet engines used jet fuel, not gasoline as the 6 main engines did.
No jet aircraft were used in WW1.
* Compact Radar Systems * Jet Turbine Engines
yes they are, they are the engines you see on a 747 or even a small Private jet
Steel, titanium and aluminium are all used in jet engines.
For thrust. Engines are used to overcome the drag of the airplane.
No the B-52 was first released in 1955, the Americans did not use jet-engined bombers in WW2, German technology was more advanced and they did have Jet engines that powered aircraft and flew in the war. So in short NO.
Avgas is a common name for fuel used by internal combustion engines in aircraft, while jet fuel is used in jet engines.
Most large aircraft that have turbine-powerd engines use a fuel called Jet A. Jet A is basically highly refined kerosene. Jet A is used in the United States, Jet A-1 is used in the rest of the world. Where extreme cold conditions exist, Jet B is used for its better cold weather performance. Other aircraft that have reciprocating (piston) engines use Aviation gasoline, which is similar to what is used in automobiles.