Fairchild J44
The Fairchild J44 was a small turbojet developed in the 1940s by the Fairchild Engine Division.
Design and development
The Fairchild Engine Division (previously the Ranger Aircraft Engine Division of the Fairchild Engine & Aircraft Corporation) began development of the J44 in 1947. It was used in target drones, missiles, and as jet boosters on several aircraft types.
Applications
Specifications
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Type: turbojet
- Length: 88.5 in (2,250 mm)
- Diameter: 22.35 in (568 mm)
- Dry weight: 345 lb (156 kg) dry, complete
Components
- Compressor: single stage centrifugal flow compressor
- Combustors: annular combuster
- Turbine: two-stage turbine
- Fuel type: JP-4
- Oil system: Oil-mist total loss
Performance
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
- ↑ Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1955-56. London: Jane's all the World's Aircraft Publishing Co. Ltd.
- The History of North American Small Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines, William Fleming and Richard Leyes, AIAA, 1999
- Kay, Anthony L. (2007). Turbojet History and Development 1930-1960 Volume 2:USSR, USA, Japan, France, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary (1st ed.). Ramsbury: The Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1861269393.
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