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General Electric YJ93-GE-3 Turbojet Engine

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
General Electric Aircraft Engines
Physical Description
Type: Turbojet, afterburner
Thrust: 142,300 N (32,000 lb)
Compressor: 8-stage axial
Combustor: Annular
Turbine: 2-stage axial
Weight: 2,359 kg (5,200lb)
Summary
GE won a contract for the J93 propulsion system of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie supersonic bomber in 1957. The highly-advanced, lightweight single-shaft turbojet engine incorporated variable compressor stator vanes, afterburner, and a fully variable converging-diverging exhaust nozzle; and was the world's first engine designed to operate efficiently up to Mach 3.2. Early flight testing was done with the engine mounted in a pod under a B-58 Hustler testbed aircraft, and the first engines were delivered to the Air Force in 1961.
First flight of the XB-70A powered by YJ93-GE-3 engines occurred in 1964. Because of changes in defense requirements, it was decided to build only two XB-70 aircraft. The second aircraft crashed in 1966, but the first aircraft continued in service until 1969 in a joint Air Force-NASA flight research program primarily for the U.S. Supersonic Transport program. There were no further applications for it when the XB-70 program ended.
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Circa early 1960s
Inventory Number
A19820089000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
Materials
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Textile, Copper, Magnesium, Plastic, Rubber, Inconel
Dimensions
Length 602 cm (237 in.), Diameter 133.4 cm (52.5 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Record ID
nasm_A19820089000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b7f0fa05-683f-49ba-936c-e17d3e2df2b3

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