Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Continental Aviation and Engineering (Toledo, Ohio)
- Designer
- Continental, Inc.
- Societe Turbomeca S.A.
- Physical Description
- Type: Turbojet
- Thrust: 4,561 N (1,025 lb thrust) at 21,730 rpm
- Compressor: Single-stage centrifugal
- Combustor: Annular
- Turbine: Single-stage axial
- Weight: 165 kg (364 lb)
- Summary
- In mid-1951, Continental negotiated a licensing agreement with the French turbine engine company Turboméca for the technical, production, and marketing rights in the United States to the Marboré II turbojet. After an intense Continental marketing effort in 1952, Cessna selected the Marboré II (military designation J69) for its U.S. Air Force T-37 jet trainer, while Ryan Aeronautical chose it for some versions of its Ryan Firebee remotely piloted vehicle (RPV).
- From 1954 through 1995, Continental produced more than 6,900 J69s for target and reconnaissance versions of the Firebee RPV. From 1955 through 1976, more than 3,000 were manufactured for the Cessna T-37. The J69-T-25A displayed here was manufactured in 1960 and powered the Cessna T-37B and C trainers.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- 1955
- Inventory Number
- A19850058000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
- Dimensions
- Length 127.0 cm (50.0 in.), Diameter 63.2 cm (24.9 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850058000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91b957ddd-2395-4413-b3cb-d811fb7b8ebc
