jet178The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft desned and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel.It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine.. The He 178 was developed to test theIllustration (or retouched photograph) of Heinkel He 178 V1 in flht with landing gear extended. Erich Karl Warsitz, 1942. 27 August 1939: Flugkapitän Erich Karl Warsitz, a