The General Electric J97 is a single-shaft turbojet engine designed and built by General Electric as a compact high-performance engine for light attack fighters and eventually a number of drone projects.
The J97 was based on GE’s General Electric GE1/J1 series of turbojets and the engine development was financed by the United States Air Force. The original application was to be the Northrop P-530 (which later evolved into the YF-17), but it was ultimately only used in several small drone aircraft.
Variants:
J97-GE-100
Standard Variant
J97-GE-17
Variant of the engine with 11,760 lbf (52,300 N) of thrust proposed for use in the Super Dynamics O4-1B Robin supersonic business jet.
Applications:
Boeing YQM-94
Ryan AQM-91 Firefly
Specifications:
J97-GE-100
Type: Turbojet engine
Length: 109.5in (2.78m)
Diameter: 24.4in (0.62m)
Dry weight: 694lb (315kg)
Compressor: 14-stage
Combustors: annular
Turbine: two-stage
Maximum thrust: Take-off 5,270lb (23.4kN) dry, 8,000lb (35kN) afterburner
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 11.5:1
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