General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet

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The General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet is a civil derivative of the military J79 engine, developed in the late 1950s to power early jet airliners with high thrust and improved efficiency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine ⓘ
turbojet engine ⓘ
application medium-range jet transports ⓘ
basedOn General Electric J79 ⓘ
combustorType annular combustor ⓘ
compressorStages 17-stage axial compressor ⓘ
compressorType axial-flow ⓘ
configuration single-spool ⓘ
coolingTechnology air-cooled turbine blades ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
derivativeOf General Electric J79 ⓘ
designGoal high thrust for civil jetliners ⓘ
improved efficiency over military configuration ⓘ
developmentPeriod late 1950s ⓘ
era early jet age ⓘ
family General Electric CJ-805 ⓘ
feature afterburner removed for civil use ⓘ
improved fuel efficiency compared to earlier turbojets ⓘ
noise-reduction measures compared to military J79 ⓘ
fuelType kerosene-based jet fuel ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the early high-performance civil turbojets derived from a military engine ⓘ
intendedFor early jet airliners ⓘ
manufacturer General Electric ⓘ
originatesFromProgram General Electric J79 engine program ⓘ
role powerplant for commercial aircraft ⓘ
status out of production ⓘ
thrustClass approximately 11000 to 13000 pounds-force ⓘ
turbineType axial-flow ⓘ
use civil aviation ⓘ

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Convair 880 → powerplant → General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet ⓘ
Convair 990 Coronado → engineModel → General Electric CJ805-23 ⓘ
linked to: General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet
General Electric J85 → civilDesignation → CJ610 (non-afterburning derivative) ⓘ
linked to: General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet
General Electric CJ-805-3 → family → General Electric CJ-805 ⓘ
linked to: General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet