Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Aviation Gas Turbine Div., Westinghouse Electric Corp., Philadelphia, PA
- Designer
- Dr. Stewart Way
- R. P. Kroon
- Physical Description
- Type: Turbojet
- Thrust: 1,156 N (260 lb) at 34,000 rpm
- Compressor: 6-stage axial
- Combustor: Annular
- Turbine: Single-stage axial
- Weight: 63.5 kg (140 lb)
- Summary
- Development of the 9.5A (military designation J32-WE-2) began in late 1942, and Westinghouse delivered the first engine to the U.S. Navy in mid-1944. The Navy selected the 9.5A to power the Gorgon II-B and III-B air-to-air missiles, but these applications did not materialize.
- An improved version, the 9.5B, powered the Martin TD2N-1 high-speed target drone, which successfully flew in 1945. The engine's high cost and continuing development delays led to the cancellation of the TD2N-1 program in 1946. Westinghouse manufactured 24 of the 9.5A and 20 of the 9.5B engines. Despite their limited use, they constituted the first family of small turbojet engines successfully developed and produced in the United States.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Department of the Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics
- 1945
- Inventory Number
- A19500103000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 24 cm ( 9.5 in.), Length: 132 cm (52 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_A19500103000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9adea72a8-69a9-4039-9f28-83154ba04d7d
