Pratt & Whitney JT8D
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The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass turbofan jet engine widely used on early short- to medium-range airliners and known for powering many classic narrow-body aircraft of the 1960s–1980s.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pratt & Whitney JT8D canonical | 5 |
| JT8D series | 1 |
| JT8D-1 | 1 |
| JT8D-11 | 1 |
| JT8D-15 | 1 |
| JT8D-17 | 1 |
| JT8D-209 | 1 |
| JT8D-217 | 1 |
| JT8D-219 | 1 |
| JT8D-7 | 1 |
| JT8D-9 | 1 |
| Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines | 1 |
| Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 | 1 |
| Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series | 1 |
| license-built Pratt & Whitney JT8D | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
low-bypass turbofan
ⓘ
turbofan engine ⓘ |
| application |
BAC One-Eleven (re-engined variants)
ⓘ
Boeing 727 ⓘ Boeing 737 ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 737-100
Boeing 737 ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 737-200
Hawker Siddeley Trident ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E
McDonnell Douglas DC-9 ⓘ McDonnell Douglas MD-80 ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series
|
| bypassRatio | low bypass ⓘ |
| compressorType | axial-flow ⓘ |
| configuration | two-spool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designGoal | improved fuel efficiency over turbojets of its era ⓘ |
| enteredService | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Pratt & Whitney JT8D
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-1
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-11
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-15
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-17
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-209
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-217
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-219
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-7
Pratt & Whitney JT8D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
JT8D-9
|
| firstRun | 1963 ⓘ |
| fuelType | Jet-A kerosene ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney ⓘ |
| marketRole | workhorse engine for early jet airliners ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | F401 (military derivative context) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive high noise levels by modern standards
ⓘ
rear-fuselage mounting on many aircraft ⓘ |
| notableFor | widespread use in 1960s–1980s narrow-body jets ⓘ |
| notableOperator |
American Airlines
ⓘ
surface form:
American Airlines (historical)
Delta Air Lines ⓘ
surface form:
Delta Air Lines (historical)
Scandinavian Airlines ⓘ
surface form:
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (historical)
|
| regulatoryContext | subject to Stage 3 and Stage 4 noise compliance via hushkits or re-engining ⓘ |
| relatedEngine |
Pratt & Whitney JT3D
ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney JT9D ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1960s–present (limited service) ⓘ |
| status | out of production ⓘ |
| successor |
CFM International CFM56
ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney JT10D (cancelled successor project) ⓘ Pratt & Whitney PW2000 ⓘ |
| thrustRange | 14000–17000 lbf ⓘ |
| usedFor |
narrow-body jetliners
ⓘ
short- to medium-range airliners ⓘ |
| usedOn |
business jet and special-mission derivatives of DC-9/MD-80
ⓘ
cargo-converted narrow-body aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
McDonnell Douglas YC-15
this entity surface form:
Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
this entity surface form:
JT8D series
this entity surface form:
license-built Pratt & Whitney JT8D
this entity surface form:
JT8D-1
this entity surface form:
JT8D-7
this entity surface form:
JT8D-9
this entity surface form:
JT8D-11
this entity surface form:
JT8D-15
this entity surface form:
JT8D-17
this entity surface form:
JT8D-209
this entity surface form:
JT8D-217
this entity surface form:
JT8D-219
subject surface form:
Sud Aviation Caravelle
this entity surface form:
Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines
this entity surface form:
Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series