JT11D-20

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The JT11D-20, better known as the Pratt & Whitney J58, is a high-performance afterburning turbojet engine developed for sustained Mach 3+ flight, most famously powering the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

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instanceOf afterburning turbojet engine ⓘ
turbojet engine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pratt & Whitney J58 ⓘ
civilDesignation JT11D-20 ⓘ
compressorType axial-flow compressor ⓘ
coolingMethod fuel-cooled components ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedBy Pratt & Whitney engineering team ⓘ
designedForAltitude high-altitude flight ⓘ
designedForMissionProfile high-speed strategic reconnaissance ⓘ
designedForSpeed Mach 3+ ⓘ
developedFor sustained Mach 3+ flight ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Lockheed A-12 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
fuelType JP-7 ⓘ
hasAfterburner true ⓘ
hasConfiguration single-spool fan with multi-stage compressor ⓘ
hasFeature afterburner ⓘ
bleed-bypass system ⓘ
hybrid turbojet/ramjet-like operation at high Mach ⓘ
hasInletIntegration variable-geometry inlet system on SR-71 ⓘ
hasSpecialRequirement low-volatility fuel (JP-7) ⓘ
hasSpecialSystem fuel as heat sink for engine and airframe ⓘ
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney ⓘ
militaryDesignation J58 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic ability to operate continuously at very high turbine inlet temperatures ⓘ
transition of thrust contribution from engine core to inlet and afterburner at high Mach ⓘ
notableFor operation as part of an integrated inlet-engine system ⓘ
sustained high-Mach cruise capability ⓘ
notableUserPlatform Lockheed SR-71A ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed SR-71B ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed SR-71C ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird
numberOfShafts two-shaft ⓘ
operatedWith bypass doors for bleed air management ⓘ
spike-controlled inlets ⓘ
optimizedFor high inlet temperature tolerance ⓘ
long-duration supersonic cruise ⓘ
primaryRole reconnaissance aircraft propulsion ⓘ
programAssociation Blackbird program ⓘ
Oxcart program ⓘ
propulsionType turbojet ⓘ
successorTo earlier Pratt & Whitney military turbojets ⓘ
thrustClass high-thrust military turbojet ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
usedInAircraft Lockheed A-12 ⓘ
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ
usedInRole strategic reconnaissance ⓘ

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