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 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.

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 · Packed tight into that modified Skyray was GE’s much-anticipated J79 turbojet engine. 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.

The J79-GE-2 was a U.S. Navy engine that powered the McDonnell F-4A and North American A-5A (A3J) aircraft.

The J79's first flight took place in Schenectady, New York in 1955. The J79 was placed in a bomb bay of a J47 - powered B -45 Tornado. The engine was tested by lowering it from the bomb bay into the air stream. The four J47s were shut down and the J79 powered the B -45. The J79 was flown aboard the first flight for the XF4D

The development of the J79 turbojet began in 1952 as a more powerful follow-up to the General Electric J47 turbojet. The engine generated a maximum of 17,000 pounds of thrust (-15 version) with the afterburner operating.

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 …

Aug 2, 2017 · Aircraft powered by the J79 engine are credited with more enemy kills than any other western jet fighter. The J79 engine continues in service across the world with F-4 Phantom operators and...

The GE J79 axial flow turbojet engine was 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. Among its major uses were the F-104 Starfighter, B-58 Hustler, F-4 Phantom II ...