Object Details
Manufacturer
Pratt & Whitney
Physical Description
Type: Turbofan, 2-shaft
Thrust: 50,485 N (11,350 lb)
Compressor: 3-stage front fan, 6-stage low pressure and 7-stage high-pressure
Combustor: Annular
Turbine: Single-stage high pressure, 3-stage low pressure
Weight: 1232 kg (2715 lb)
Summary
Pratt & Whitney developed the TF30 turbofan engine as a private venture, originally working with Douglas Aircraft in early marketing considerations for the DC-9 small jet transport. However, what was a roughly half-scale version of the earlier JT3D ended up with no commercial application, but did find substantial military application, resulting in the first American turbofan equipped with an afterburner.
The engine, rated in the 89,000 N (20,000 lb) thrust class, completed its official military qualification tests in 1965, and powered the Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) A-7A, B, and C Corsair II; General Dynamics F-111; and Grumman F-14A Tomcat aircraft. Production of the TF30 series stopped in 1986.
The museum's TF30, built by Pratt & Whitney without an afterburner in 1966, powered an LTV A-7A.
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Date
Circa 1966
Inventory Number
A19870038000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium
Non-Magnetic White Metal
Ferrous Alloy
Synthetic Fiber Fabric
Copper Alloy
Rubber
Plastic
Ink
Paint
Solder
Dimensions
Length 325 cm (128.1 in.), Diameter 107 cm (42.0 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19870038000