Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division
Encyclopedia
The Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division (AGT) was established by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945 to continue the development and production of its gas turbine
engines.
was the first American-designed turbojet to run, and was used in the FH Phantom
. The J34
was obsolete when introduced, but moderately successful.
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
engines.
History
The J30Westinghouse J30
-See also:...
was the first American-designed turbojet to run, and was used in the FH Phantom
FH Phantom
The McDonnell FH Phantom was a twin-engined jet fighter aircraft designed and first flown during World War II for the United States Navy. The Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier and the first jet deployed by the United States Marine Corps...
. The J34
Westinghouse J34
-See also:-External links:* http://www.arkairmuseum.org/engines/engine-westinghouse.php* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/j34.htm...
was obsolete when introduced, but moderately successful.
Products
- Westinghouse J30Westinghouse J30-See also:...
- Westinghouse J32Westinghouse J32-References:* This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center....
- Westinghouse J34Westinghouse J34-See also:-External links:* http://www.arkairmuseum.org/engines/engine-westinghouse.php* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/j34.htm...
- Westinghouse J40Westinghouse J40|-References:...
- Westinghouse J43
- Westinghouse J45
- Westinghouse J46Westinghouse J46|-References:...
- Westinghouse XJ54Rolls-Royce Avon|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9-External links:**** a 1955 Flight article on the development of the Avon...
- Westinghouse J81Rolls-Royce Soar|-See also:-Bibliography:*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9-External links:* *...
- Westinghouse T30
- Westinghouse T70
External links
- Westinghouse Turbojets - a 1953 FlightFlight InternationalFlight International is a global aerospace weekly publication produced in the UK. Founded in 1909, it is the world's oldest continuously published aviation news magazine...
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