General Electric J79 Turbojet The development of the J79 turbojet began in 1952 as a more powerful follow-up to the General Electric J47 turbojet. The engine generated a maximum of 17,000 pounds of thrust (-15 version) with the afterburner operating. The engine was used on the Convair B-58 Hustler, the first U.S. bomber capable of maintaining speeds in excess of Mach 2. The J79 also was used some fighters developed during the late 1950s. The two most famous examples are the McDonnell Douglas F-4

Belgian Air Force pilot Bill Ongena and his F-104G trick that even Lockheed and its test pilots deemed impossible: a touch-roll-touch with an airplane notorious for its difficult handling Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic air superiority fighter which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. 1 × General Electric J79 afterburning turbojet, 10,000 lbf (44 kN) thrust dry, 15,600 lbf (69 kN) with afterburner | Airline Secrets Exposed

In the world of the F-4 Phantom, J is for J79 - namely the General Electric J79 #warbirds #coldwar #flynavy #phantom #f4 | Daniel J Wheatcroft