Do you also want to live the jet engine dream?
Jonas and Daniel fly into a littleexplored technology environment. The guys want to take to the skies and invite you to help make the dream come true.
- I want to fly! I have always had an interest in airplanes and flying, says Jonas Hannisdal, mechanical engineering student in Trondheim.
Together with Daniel Stordahl, they started Jet NTNU, Norway's first student-run jet engine organization. Stordahl is chairman of the board of Jet NTNU and is currently taking a one-year study in mathematics. Both are members of NITO.
They got fourother studentsinvolved in the establishment. The creative group of students wants to make a jet engine from the cratch, not just put so many dead people.
Will be flight ready
"We design, manufacture and test our own turbojet engine; Project Jotun. This is a jet engine with an afterburner, which will have a thrust of about 1 kN," says Stordahl antusiastic.
"The engine will be used to bypassthe engine. Theambition is to further develop it into a light-ready engine," Hannisdal explains.
This will probably be the first student-developed turbojet engine with afterburner made in Norway.
"We want it to be optimized and used for commercial flights. If not on a real plane, then on a drone," says Stordahl.
The group is now working on the design of turbine blades and is looking at the use of 3D-printed components in the prototype phase.
Flying high with a good professional and social community
Stordahl says that an important part of the ambition is to build a professional environment around jet. Athletesfrom other parts of the country have already expressed their interest.
Jet NTNU started in the summer of 2026, with Project Jotun as the organization's first major investment. Jet NTNU now consists of about 25 active members, each of whom in their own way helps to build the organization and develop the project.
The team brings together students with an interest in aircraft, engines, and propulsion technology.
"It's nice to meet, learn from each other and build something together," says Hannisdal.
The gang has big ambitions
The students also see a bigger picture. They want to build bridges between the NTNU environment and manufacturers in Norway and internationally. An underlying desire is to contribute expertise and secure production in Norway.
They see the project both as a learning arena and a possible gateway to internships, master's theses and future jobs.
Strong creative power
"This is exactly where the project hits. This is not just about building a jet engine, but about what can happen when committed students find each other and create something together," says Stordahl.
They understand that networkbuilding canalso be done through NITO. The companyoffersseveral professional networks on different topics, and by participating in NITO's various courses and events, it is a great way to expand networks, also for students. It is possible to get free professional courses for students!
Several of the committed students in Jet NTNU are NITO members. Stordahl and Hannisdal are members of NITO whohave given them free travel insurance and the offer of free health care if necessary. The students are also happyto be able to use NITO-rabatt on sushi from Sumo, clothesand sports equipment from Fjellsport, trenin g at Evo and more.
"It'sgreat that NITO membership provides free travel insurance that applies to all the years I'm a student then," says Stordahl.
"I've held crash courses for NITO in rigid body dynamics, in physics about moving things," Hannisdal adds.
These guys' academic drive and big ideas are the start of something completely new. They would like to have more people involved in the project, both other students and sponsors.