Pratt & Whitney JT8D
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The Pratt & Whitney JT8D is a low-bypass turbofan engine introduced by Pratt & Whitney in February 1963 with the inaugural flight of the Boeing 727. It was a modification of the Pratt & Whitney J52 tu
The JT8D is a low-bypass turbofan often used on early narrowbody jetliners
Cutaway showing the configuration: twin fan, axial compressor stages, cannular combustors and 4-stage turbine
Cannular combustor
20 in (510 mm) diameter rotor and bypass stator
Boeing 737
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The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its factories in Washington state. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 70
Pratt & Whitney JT8D
…Eight models comprise the JT8D standard engine family, covering the thrust range from 12,250 to 17,400 lbf (54,500 to 77,400 N), and powered the 727, 737-100/200, and DC-9. The updated JT8D-200 family, covering the 18,900 to 21,000 lbf (84,000 to 93,000 N), powered the MD-80 and re-engined Super 27 aircraft. The…
A Boeing 737-200, the first mass-produced 737 model, in operation with South African Airlink in 2007
October 18, 1966, Jet aircraft patent, filed June 22, 1965, by John Steiner and Joe Sutter for Boeing
737-100 introduced by Lufthansa on February 10, 1968
A Lufthansa Boeing 737-100 at Zurich Airport in 1981