Home›Articles›Whittle patented first, von Ohain flew firstArticleWhittle patented first, von Ohain flew firstArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnThe Jet Engine, Inventions Well-attested SourcesJet Engine (Wikipedia)HistoryQuote, HistoryIn 1935, Hans von Ohain started work on a similar design to Whittle's in Germany, both compressor and turbine being radial, on opposite sides of the same disc, initially unaware of Whittle's work.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularytier 1AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.