J34 | |
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J34 on display at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Museum | |
Type | Turbojet |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division |
First run | 11 January 1947 |
Major applications | F2H Banshee F3D Skyknight P-2 Neptune |
Developed from | Westinghouse J30 |
Developed into | Westinghouse J46 |
The Westinghouse J34, company designation Westinghouse 24C, was a turbojet engine developed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division in the late 1940s. Essentially an enlarged version of the earlier Westinghouse J30, the J34 produced 3,000 pounds of thrust, twice as much as the J30. Later models produced as much as 4,900 lb with the addition of an afterburner. It first flew in 1947. The J46 engine was developed as a larger, more powerful version of Westinghouse's J34 engine, about 50% larger.