SM-62 Snark
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The Northrop SM-62 Snark was an early intercontinental range ground-launched cruise missile that could carry a W39 thermonuclear warhead. Though the Snark was in training by the United States Air Forc
Snark rocket
Display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Northrop SM-62 Snark, Hill Aerospace Museum
A photo sequence showing the warhead's separation sequence
Pratt & Whitney J57
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The Pratt & Whitney J57 is an axial-flow turbojet engine developed by Pratt & Whitney in the early 1950s. The J57 was the first 10,000 lbf thrust class engine in the United States. It is a two-spool e
SM-62 Snark
…platform by two solid-fueled rocket booster engines. The Snark was propelled by an internal turbojet engine for the rest of its flight. The engine was a Pratt and Whitney J57, which was the first jet engine featuring a thrust of 10,000 lbf (44,000 N) or more. Since the Snark lacked a horizontal tail surface, it used elevons…
J57 on display at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
J57s on a B-52D
JT3Cs installed on a Boeing 707-123
Pratt & Whitney JT3 (1/4th scale)