GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain, (born Dec. 14, 1911, Dessau, Ger.-died March 13, 1998, Melbourne, Fla., U.S.), German designer of the first operational jet engine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain (14 December 1911 – 13 March 1998) was a German physicist, engineer, and the designer of the first operational jet engine. Together with Frank Whittle he is called the “father of the jet engine".

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1939 the first turbojet flight took place with the flight of the Heinkel He 178, which had the He S 3B engine. Two years later, von Ohain developed the He S 8A, which was the first jet fighter aircraft.