J35 | |
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An Allison J35 at Aalborg, Denmark | |
Type | Turbojet |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | General Electric Allison Engine Company |
First run | 1946 |
Major applications | North American FJ-1 Fury Northrop F-89 Scorpion Northrop YB-49 Republic F-84 Thunderjet |
Number built | 14,000 |
Developed into | Allison J71 General Electric J47 |
The General Electric/Allison J35 was the United States Air Force's first axial-flow (straight-through airflow) compressor jet engine. Originally developed by General Electric (GE company designation TG-180) in parallel with the Whittle-based centrifugal-flow J33, the J35 was a fairly simple turbojet, consisting of an eleven-stage axial-flow compressor and a single-stage turbine. With the afterburner, which most models carried, it produced a thrust of 7,400 lbf (33 kN).
Like the J33, the design of the J35 originated at General Electric, but major production was by the Allison Engine Company.