displayed at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
by the first American jet engine, the General Electric 1-A, which was based on the design of the
British Frank Whittle jet engine.
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Bell XP-59A Airacomet displayed at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum |
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This first US jet airplane, a test plane, flew first on October 1st, 1942 at Muroc Dry Lake, California. It was powered by the first American jet engine, the General Electric 1-A, which was based on the design of the British Frank Whittle jet engine. |
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