Pratt & Whitney JT9D

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The Pratt & Whitney JT9D is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine that powered early wide-body airliners and was notably used on the original Boeing 747 series.

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JT9D 1
JT9D engine family 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-bypass turbofan
turbofan engine
application wide-body airliners
bypassRatio approximately 5:1
compressorType axial-flow
configuration twin-spool
coolingTechnology air-cooled turbine blades
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
enteredService 1970
era first generation high-bypass turbofan
family Pratt & Whitney JT9D self-linksurface differs
surface form: JT9D engine family
fanStages 1
firstRun 1966
firstServiceAircraft Boeing 747
surface form: Boeing 747-100
fuelType Jet A kerosene
highPressureCompressorStages 11
ICAOEngineCode Pratt & Whitney JT9D self-linksurface differs
surface form: JT9D
improvement upgraded variants with increased thrust and reliability
lowPressureCompressorStages 3
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney
marketRole primary powerplant for early Boeing 747 variants
mounting underwing podded installation
notableFeature first high-bypass turbofan used on a wide-body airliner
pioneered high-bypass engines for long-haul jets
notableIssue early fan blade and turbine durability problems on 747
primaryUse cargo transport on wide-body freighters
long-haul passenger transport
role civil transport engine
status out of production
successor Pratt & Whitney PW4000
thrustRange 40,000–53,000 lbf
turbineStagesHighPressure 2
turbineStagesLowPressure 4
usedBy commercial airlines worldwide
usedOnAircraft Airbus A300
Airbus A310
Boeing 747
Boeing 747
surface form: Boeing 747-100

Boeing 747
surface form: Boeing 747-200

Boeing 747
surface form: Boeing 747-300

Boeing 747SP
Boeing 747
surface form: Boeing 747SR

Boeing 767
surface form: Boeing 767-200

Boeing 767
surface form: Boeing 767-300

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Pratt & Whitney JT9D ICAOEngineCode Pratt & Whitney JT9D self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: JT9D
Boeing 747SP engineModel Pratt & Whitney JT9D
Airbus A310 engineOption Pratt & Whitney JT9D
Boeing 767 engineType Pratt & Whitney JT9D
Pratt & Whitney JT9D family Pratt & Whitney JT9D self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: JT9D engine family
Pratt & Whitney notableProduct Pratt & Whitney JT9D