jet 178The HE 178, with its HeS 3 engine, took to the skies, becoming the world's first jet-powered aircraft to make a controlled, sustained flht. Pilot Erich Warsitz was at the controls,The HE 178, with its HeS 3 engine, took to the skies, becoming the world's first jet-powered aircraft to make a controlled, sustained flht. Pilot Erich Warsitz was at the controls,