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The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass (0.96 to 1) turbofan engine introduced by Pratt & Whitney in February 1963 with the inaugural flight of the Boeing 727.It was a modification of the Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet engine which powered the US Navy A-6 Intruder and A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft.
Turbofan engines with a bypass ratio of less than 2 (usually less than 1). These engines were commonly used on narrow body jet airliners of the 1960s and 1970s, some business jets from the same time period, and on modern fighter aircraft.
Rolls-Royce Avon early jet engine showing 1 of 2 sets of 3 valves at the top and 1 of 2 valves at the bottom which release some air from the compressor, pressure ratio 7.45:1, for starting and low speed running. Also visible at the front is the row of bearings for the variable inlet guide vanes.
The Pratt & Whitney J52 (company designation JT8A) is an axial-flow dual-spool turbojet engine originally designed for the United States Navy, [2] in the 40 kN (9,000 lbf) class. It powered the A-6 Intruder and the AGM-28 Hound Dog cruise missile. As of 2021 the engine was still in use in models of the A-4 Skyhawk.
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers were all originally powered by turbojet engines. With the demise of many airline 707s, the United States Air Force took the opportunity to buy the surplus airframes and use the engines to re-fit the KC-135As used by the Air National Guard and reserve squadrons with the civilian JT3D (designated TF33-PW-102). Over ...
It would be built under licence by Bet-Shemesh Engines Limited in Israel. IAI installed one PW1120 in the starboard nacelle of an F-4E-32-MC of the IDF/AF (Number 334/66-0327) to explore the airframe/powerplant combination for an upgrade program of the F-4E, known as Kurnass 2000 ("Heavy Hammer") or Super Phantom and to act as an engine testbed ...
The Williams F107 (company designation WR19) is a small turbofan engine made by Williams International. The F107 was designed to propel cruise missiles . It has been used as the powerplant for the AGM-86 ALCM , and BGM-109 Tomahawk , as well as the experimental Kaman KSA-100 SAVER and Williams X-Jet flying platform.
CF700-2B Baseline aft-fan CJ610 variant rated at 4,200 lbf (19,000 N) for take-off CF700-2V The 2B modified for continuous vertical operation on the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) and Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV)