jet178Illustration (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, aThe jet engine used initially was the HeS 3B, but this was later replaced with a stronger HeS 6 jet engine. The He 178 jet engine was supplied with