Allison J35 turbojet

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The Allison J35 turbojet was an early American axial-flow jet engine widely used in the late 1940s and 1950s to power several pioneering military aircraft.

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instanceOf axial-flow jet engine
turbojet engine
application experimental aircraft propulsion
fighter aircraft propulsion
category Aviation history of the United States
Cold War jet engines
Military aircraft engines
combustorType can-annular combustor
compressorType axial compressor
configuration single-spool
coolingMethod air-cooled turbine
countryOfOrigin United States
designType axial-flow
developedBy General Motors
era early jet age
exhaustType straight jet
fuelType kerosene-based jet fuel
historicalSignificance powered several pioneering American jet aircraft in the late 1940s and 1950s
intendedUse subsonic aircraft
manufacturer Allison Engine Company
notableFor being one of the first mass-produced American axial-flow turbojets
numberOfShafts one
powerplantFor first-generation US jet fighters
propulsionType air-breathing jet engine
role primary powerplant for early US jet fighters
serviceEntryDecade 1940s
successorEngine Allison J71
General Electric J47
thrustClass around 18 kN
around 4,000 lbf
usedBy United States Air Force
United States Navy
usedFor flight testing of early jet concepts
operational fighter service
usedIn military aircraft
usedOnAircraft Convair XF-92 NERFINISHED
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED
McDonnell FH Phantom (test and development)
Northrop YB-49
Republic F-84 Thunderjet NERFINISHED
widelyUsedInDecade 1940s
1950s

Referenced by (3)
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Bell X-5
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
powerplant
Allison J35 ("Allison J71")
successorEngine

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