The BMW 109-003 was designed in response to a 1938 Reichsluftsfahrt-ministerium (RLM or State Air Ministry) request to develop a jet propulsion. The first BMW 003 ran in 1940 and first flew in 1942. Production began in late-1943 or early-1944.
About 3,500 had been produced by the end of 1944, most never reaching airframe plants.

models

• 003A-1: 1,764 lb (7.8 kN) thrust

specifications

• axial turbojet
• 7-stage compressor
• single-stage compressor
• Pressure ratio: 3.1

used by

• Arado Ar 234 Blitz
• Heinkel He 162 Salamander