Hans von ohain biography

Dr. Hans von Ohain is regarded as both the father of jet propulsion and joint inventor of the jet engine. His work in the 1930’s to develop a practical turbojet engine for aircraft was mirrored (completely independently) by the British RAF engineer, Frank Whittle.

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Despite being on opposing sides during WWII, both men met several times later in their lives and became firm friends.

Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain was born in Dessau, Germany on December 14th, 1911. The son of a wealthy army officer, he enjoyed a happy childhood in which he was free to indulge his passion for models and all things ‘technical’.

In 1930 he entered the University of Gottingen in order to study thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

The origin of Von Ohain’s idea for a turbojet engine reputedly came about when he noticed how the vibration generated by a radial piston engine affected the stability of an airplane. He began to conceive a design for a smoother means o Hans von Ohain Biography MOL