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| J31 | |
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| General Electric J31 turbojet engine | |
| Type | Turbojet |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | General Electric |
| First run | April 1943[1] |
| Major applications | P-59 Airacomet Ryan FR Fireball |
| Number built | 241[2] |
| Developed from | General Electric I-A |
| Developed into | General Electric I-40/Allison J33 |
The General Electric J31 was the first jet engine to be mass-produced in the United States.
- ^ "GE J31 Turbojet Engine, Cutaway, Motorized | National Air and Space Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Eight Decades of Progress : A Heritage of Aircraft Turbine Technology. GE Aircraft Engines. 1990. p. 54. LCCN 90082948.