Some J34 versions were fitted with an afterburner. The J34 produced at least 3,000 pounds of thrust (depending on engine series) and was twice as powerful as its predecessor. J34-WE-30A: 3,150 lb (14.0 kN) thrust (4,224 lb (18. in the late 1940s, the J34 engine was an enlarged version of the earlier Westinghouse J30. Try adding a 1986 Rolls-Royce Viper 535 jet engine. The Westinghouse J34 was a turbojet engine developed by Westinghouse Electric Corporations Aviation Gas Turbine Division in the late 1940s. J34-WE-17: 3,370 lb (15 kN) thrust (4,850 lb (21.6 kN) thrust with afterburner) Designed by Gerd Habermann, this 'School Bus Jet' is built with a 25,000-horsepower Westinghouse J34 turbine. In late 1941 the US Navy asked Westinghouse Electric Corporation to commence designing a jet engine for future navy fighters. The J46 engine was developed as a larger, more powerful version of Westinghouse's J34 engine, about 50% larger. The Westinghouse J34 is a simple, robust engine that traces its history to the very beginning of jet engine development in the United States.
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The afterburner was developed by Solar Aircraft, the first U.S. Later models produced as much as 4,900 lbs with the addition of an afterburner. For instance, the Douglas X-3 "Stiletto" was equipped with two J34 engines when the intended Westinghouse J46 engine proved to be unsuitable.ĭeveloped during the transition from piston-engined aircraft to jets, the J34 was sometimes fitted to aircraft as a supplement to other powerplants, as with the Lockheed P-2 Neptune and Douglas Skyrocket (fitted with radial piston engines and a rocket engine, respectively). Built in an era of rapidly advancing gas turbine engine technology, the J34 was largely obsolete before it saw service, and often served as an interim engine. In fact the wing was larger in every aspect, as was the fuselage in order to accommodate the increased fuel.
However, the increased size of the J34 required larger wing roots in which to mount them. First run on 11 January 1947, the 24C was essentially an enlarged version of the earlier Westinghouse J30, the J34 produced 3,000 pounds of thrust, twice as much as the J30. The Banshee incorporated newly-designed Westinghouse J34 turbojets capable of roughly twice the thrust provided by the Phantom’s J30 engines. The Westinghouse J34, company designation Westinghouse 24C, was a turbojet engine developed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division in the late 1940s.