The Dornier Do 31 was Germany’s attempt to build the world’s first vertical-takeoff jet transport, combining helicopter versatility with jet speed. Using two vectored-thrust engines and eight lift ...

While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...