Engine, airplane

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OBJECT TYPE: AXIAL FLOW/GAS TURBINE/TURBOJET
DATE: 1953–1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2094.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
MODEL: WESTINGHOUSE J34-WE-34
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, CAST VATALIUM NOZZLE GUIDE VANES/ NICKEL STEEL ALLOY DISCS WITH STEELITE BLADES/STAINLESS STEEL JET PIPE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 120.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Motive power
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WAS USED FROM; 1948-1965 WHEN PRESENTED TO THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO POWER A MCDONNELL BANSHEE F2H-3. HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MOST RIGID JET-ENGINE TEST SPECIFICATION REQUIRED BY THE U.S. MILITARY AUTHORITIES. IS AN AXIAL FLOW TURBOJET, WITH ELEVEN STAGE COMPRESSOR & TWO STAGE TURBINE. MILITARY PERFORMANCE: 1,475 KG. AT 10,500 R.P.M.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric Corp., Engine, airplane, circa 1953–1954, Artifact no. 1987.2094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.2094.001/

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