A "Sunday" punch for Air Force planes is provided by this elongated General Electric jet engine (top), the J-47-GE-17, which burns additional fuel in a reheat burner in the tail, and which is compared here to a standard production model of the GE J-47 turbojet. This is the first picture of the engine to be released.
Title: A "Sunday" punch for Air Force planes is provided by this elongated General Electric jet engine (top), the J-47-GE-17, which burns additional fuel in a reheat burner in the tail, and which is compared here to a standard production model of the GE J-47 turbojet. This is the first picture of the engine to be released.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1950-03-09
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords:Airplaneengines; Factories; Employees; Hoisting machinery; GE Aircraft Engines (Firm);
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