General Electric J79

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turbojet engine

The General Electric J79 is an American axial-flow turbojet engine widely used in high-performance military aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its afterburning capability and role in enabling supersonic flight.

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Label	Occurrences
General Electric J79 canonical	2
General Electric J79 turbojet	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	turbojet engine ⓘ
application	fighter aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ
configuration	single-spool axial-flow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	General Electric Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	axial-flow turbojet ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
firstRun	1950s ⓘ
fuelType	aviation kerosene ⓘ
hasComponent	afterburner section ⓘ annular combustor ⓘ axial compressor ⓘ variable stator vanes ⓘ
hasFeature	afterburner ⓘ
hasLicenseBuiltVersion	IHI J79 NERFINISHED ⓘ MTU-built J79 variants ⓘ
hasVariant	J79-GE-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ J79-GE-17 NERFINISHED ⓘ J79-GE-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ J79-GE-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ J79-GE-7 NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced	1950s ⓘ
manufacturer	General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	enabling sustained supersonic flight ⓘ use of variable stator compressor technology ⓘ widespread use in high-performance military aircraft ⓘ
role	military aircraft powerplant ⓘ
thrustClass	approximately 10,000–18,000 pounds-force with afterburner depending on variant ⓘ
usedBy	German Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Air Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
usedIn	Canadair CF-104 NERFINISHED ⓘ Convair B-58 Hustler NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (J52 replacement variants in some conversions) NERFINISHED ⓘ F-104G Starfighter NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4C Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4D Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4E Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4EJ Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4F Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4J Phantom II (U.S. Navy variants with J79) NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4S Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ I.A.I. Kfir NERFINISHED ⓘ IHI-built license versions in Japanese F-4EJ ⓘ Lockheed F-104 Starfighter NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ North American A-5 Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter → powerplant → General Electric J79 ⓘ

McDonnell F-4 Phantom II → powerplant → General Electric J79 ⓘ

Convair B-58 Hustler → powerplant → General Electric J79 ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Electric J79 turbojet