Pratt & Whitney J42
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The Pratt & Whitney J42 was an early American turbojet engine, produced under license from the British Rolls-Royce Nene and used to power several post–World War II U.S. Navy fighter aircraft.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pratt & Whitney J42 canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
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turbojet engine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | P&W J42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rolls-Royce Nene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
centrifugal-flow jet engine
ⓘ
military jet engine ⓘ |
| compressorType | centrifugal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| engineType | single-spool centrifugal-flow turbojet ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early U.S. Navy jet engine
ⓘ
helped transition U.S. Navy from piston to jet fighters ⓘ |
| introducedAs | naval jet engine ⓘ |
| licenseBuiltFrom | Rolls-Royce Nene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licensor | Rolls-Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | naval aviation ⓘ |
| natoName | J42 ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment | shipboard carrier operations ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| poweredAircraftRole | carrier-based fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| primaryRole | powerplant for carrier-based fighters ⓘ |
| relatedEngine | Rolls-Royce Nene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| technologyTransferType | licensed production ⓘ |
| thrustClass | approximately 5000 lbf ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Grumman F9F Panther
NERFINISHED
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Grumman F9F-2 Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ Grumman F9F-3 Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ Grumman F9F-4 Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell XF2D-1 Banshee NERFINISHED ⓘ Vought F6U Pirate NERFINISHED ⓘ carrier-based aircraft ⓘ early U.S. Navy jet fighters ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Nene