The General Electric J85 is a small single-shaft turbojet engine. Military versions produce up to 3,500 lb f (16 kN) of thrust dry; afterburning variants can reach up to 5,000 lb f (22 kN). The …

Jun 1, 2020 · No engine in jet propulsion is quite like GE’s tiny J85 turbojet. Originally designed in 1954, the J85 is expected to power U.S. military aircraft until at least 2040. That’s not a typo: …

The history of the General Electric J85 turbojet engine is presented from its early inception as a single-use drone engine to its equipping of almost 3,000 frontline fighter and attack aircraft.

The non-afterburning J85-GE-17A powered the Cessna A-37A/B attack aircraft. The J85 had the highest thrust-to-weight ratio of production engines built for its time (up to 7.3:1 on the J85-GE …

Feb 28, 2025 · The J85 is a single-shaft axial-flow turbojet engine with an 8-stage compressor section and 2-stage turbine. The J85-GE-5 is rated at 2,680 pounds of thrust (11.921 …

May 29, 2020 · LYNN, MA – GE Aviation has been awarded a $394 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide J85 engine supplies for the United States Air …

The General Electric J85 is a small single-shaft turbojet engine. Military versions produce up to 2,950 lbf (13.1 kN) of thrust dry, afterburning variants can reach up to 5,000 lbf (22 kN). The …

J85. The General Electric J85 turbine jet engine is used on the F-5 military fighter jet and the T-38 military trainer aircraft.

The GE J85-13 is a single-spool turbojet engine with an eight-stage axial-flow compressor and a two-stage turbine. Its efficient compressor discharges air that bypasses the combustion zone …

with more than 75 million flight hours experience on military and commercial models, the j85 offers the highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any production engine in its class. ge's j85 engine plays a …