General Electric J79

Diameter
992.124 mm
Length
5300.726 mm
Dry Weight
1739.527 kg
Thrust To Weight
3.1

Architecture

Fan Fan Stages — Fan Blades — Fan Technology — Fan Pressure Ratio —
Gearbox Geared Fan No Gear — Reduction Ratio —
LP compressor Low-Pressure Compressor Stages — Low-Pressure Compressor Technology — BP Compressor Pressure Ratio —
IP compressor Intermediary-Pressure Compressor Stages — Intermediary-Pressure Compressor Technology — IP Compressor Pressure Ratio —
HP compressor High-Pressure Compressor Stages — High-Pressure Compressor Technology — HP Compressor Pressure Ratio —
Combustor Combustion Chamber cannular
HP turbine High Pressure Compressor Stages — High-Pressure Turbine Technology —
IP turbine Intermediary-Pressure Turbine Stages — Intermediary-Pressure Turbine Technology —
LP turbine Low-Pressure Turbine Stages — Low-Pressure Turbine Technology —
Whole engine Streams 1 Bypass Ratio — Overall Pressure Ratio — Afterburner Yes

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Airplanes

Name Aircraft Engine Number of Engines Length (m) Flat Wing Span (m)
Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger General Electric J79 1 14.85 9.65
Grumman G-118 General Electric J79 2 17.3736 13.1064
IAI Kfir General Electric J79 1 15.65 8.22
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter General Electric J79 1 16.4592 6.4008
Northrop X-21 General Electric J79 2 22.94 28.51
All data (15 fields)
Name
General Electric J79
Aircraft Engine Manufacturer
General Electric Company
Aircraft Engine Type
Turbojet
Dry Weight (kg)
1739.527
Diameter (mm)
992.124
Length (mm)
5300.726
Wikipedia Article (URL)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_J79
Fuel
JP-4, JP-5
Geared Fan
No
Combustion Chamber
cannular
Afterburner
Yes
Streams
1
Thrust To Weight
3.1
Compressor Description
single-spool 17-stage axial compressor, with one row of variable inlet guide vanes (VIGV's) followed by 6 rows of variable stator vanes
Turbine Description
3-stage