Allison J89

XJ89
XJ89
Type	Turbojet engine
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Allison Engine Company

The Allison J89 was a turbojet engine proposed by Allison in the 1950s.^[1]^[2] It was among the engine prototypes considered as an engine in a successor jet to the WS-110A, as specified in Air Force GOR-96.^[3]^: 19 The other engine prototypes under consideration were the General Electric X275 and the Pratt & Whitney J91; the J89 was ruled out in 1956 due to the adoption of an "all-supersonic" mission model.^[3]^: 33

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Type: Turbojet with afterburner
Length:
Diameter:
Dry weight:

Components

Compressor: three-stage low pressure (LP) compressor, eight-stage high pressure (HP) compressor
Combustors: Annular with 36 dual fuel nozzles
Turbine: single-stage LP turbine, two-stage HP turbine

Performance

Maximum thrust: 34,500 lbf (153 kN)

References

1 2 Jensen, Daniel; Leonard, John (26 June 2012). The Forgotten Allison Engines. 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit. doi:10.2514/6.2002-3566 – via Aerospace Research Central.
↑ "Industry Observer (column)". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Vol. 67, no. 11. 16 September 1957. p. 23 – via Internet Archive.
1 2 Jenkins, Dennis R.; Landis, Tony R. (2004). Valkyrie: North America's Mach 3 Superbomber. Minnesota, United States: Speciality Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-130-7.

[allison-1] 1 2 Jensen, Daniel; Leonard, John (26 June 2012). The Forgotten Allison Engines. 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit. doi:10.2514/6.2002-3566 – via Aerospace Research Central.

[2] "Industry Observer (column)". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Vol. 67, no. 11. 16 September 1957. p. 23 – via Internet Archive.

[:0-3] 1 2 Jenkins, Dennis R.; Landis, Tony R. (2004). Valkyrie: North America's Mach 3 Superbomber. Minnesota, United States: Speciality Press. ISBN 978-1-58007-130-7.

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