The General Electric J79 is an axial-flow turbojet engine built for use in a variety of fighter and bomber aircraft and a supersonic cruise missile. The J79 was produced by General Electric Aircraft Engines in the United States, and under license by several other companies worldwide.

The J79 turbojet, the first high-compression variable-stator engine built in United States by GE, powered most Mach 2 U.S. aircraft, including the F-104, B-58, F11F-1F, F4H, and A3J, as well as the Regulus II missile.

Nov 15, 2019 · Slated to push military jets twice the speed of sound, the J79 was making its first run as the sole powerplant of an aircraft that day. GE’s chief test pilot Roy Pryor spent 40 problem-free minutes in the air before landing the Skyray safely back at the desert air base.

Aug 2, 2017 · The General Electric J79 engine is a variable stator, axial flow turbojet with afterburner used to power multiple types of aircraft including, but not limited to the F-4 Phantom II, F-104...

The General Electric J79 is an axial-flow turbojet engine built for use in a variety of fighter and bomber aircraft. The J79 was produced by General Electric Aircraft Engines in the United States, and under license by several other companies worldwide.

Until the creation of the Mach 2 J79, most engines had been designed independently of the aircraft they eventually powered. The J79 was the first GE engine designed with the sophistication provided by demonstrated components and advanced instrumentation techniques that accurately predicted engine test performance.

The General Electric J79 engine was a high-performance single-shaft turbojet that featured variable-incidence stator blades in the later high-pressure stages of its seventeen-stage compressor.

Aug 2, 2017 · The engine is over 17 feet long, almost three feet in diameter and weighs between 3,500-3,800 pounds. The front of the engine is on the left with the afterburner can (without nozzles) on the...

In the early 1950s, the U.S. military established a requirement for a high thrust, low weight, mechanically simple jet engine that could perform efficiently at Mach 0.9 cruise and Mach 2.0 combat speeds. In late 1952, General Electric's proposed J79 was selected and first ran in …

Sep 29, 2024 · F-101A 53-2418 was transferred to General Electric for testing the J79 afterburning turbojet engine which would later power the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II. In this configration it was designated NF-101A. General Electric returned the Voodoo to …