J46 | |
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J46-WE-8 cutaway | |
Type | Afterburning Turbojet |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division |
Major applications | Convair F2Y Sea Dart Vought F7U Cutlass |
Developed from | Westinghouse J34 |
The Westinghouse J46 is an afterburning turbojet engine developed by the Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division for the United States Navy in the 1950s. It was primarily employed in powering the Convair F2Y Sea Dart and Vought F7U Cutlass. The engine also powered the land speed-record car known as the Wingfoot Express, designed by Walt Arfons and Tom Green[1][2] It was intended to power the F3D-3, an improved, swept-wing variant of the Douglas F3D Skyknight, although this airframe was never built.[3]