The Pratt & Whitney J75 (civilian designation: JT4A) is an axial-flow

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engine first flown in 1955. A two-spool design in the 17,000 lbf (76 kN) thrust class, the J75 was essentially the bigger brother of the Pratt & Whitney J57 (JT3C). It was known in civilian service as the JT4A, and in a variety of stationary roles as the GG4 and FT4.

Design and development

In military use, the J75 was used on the Convair F-106 Delta Dart,

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, and

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. It was also utilized in the prototype and experimental Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, Lockheed A-12,

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, North American YF-107, and

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. Before the arrival of the Pratt & Whitney JT3D

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engine, the JT4A was used to power certain

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and Douglas DC-8 models, bringing improved field performance in the medium-range Boeing 707-220 and Douglas DC-8-20, and intercontinental range in the Boeing 707-320 and the Douglas DC-8-30. By late 1959, P&W had considered introducing a turbofan version of the J75, which was to have tentatively been named the TF75 or JT4D. Apparently, little interest was shown by the aircraft industry, so the variant was dropped.

Marine & power generation

After its relatively short lifetime in the aircraft role, the JT4A found more enduring use in the naval role, where the FT4 was produced in a variety of models between . Well-known uses include the first all-turbine warships, the Canadian s, as well as the United States Coast Guard's s, the 1970s-built icebreakers ''Polar Sea'' and ''Polar Star'' (each 3 engines in CODOG configuration), and it was considered for the US Navy's . The same basic powerplant saw much wider use as a

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power turbine running on

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. From its introduction in 1960 over 1,000 FT4s have been sold, with many of them still in operation for electrical generation. Outdated by modern standards, refits are available that add

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s to lower their emissions.

Variants

;J75-P-1: ;J75-P-3: thrust ;J75-P-5: thrust ;J75-P-9: ;J75-P-11: ;J75-P-13B: thrust ;J75-P-15W: afterburning thrust ;J75-P-17: afterburning thrust ;J75-P-19: afterburning thrust ;J75-P-19W: afterburning thrust with water injection ;JT4A-3: ;JT4A-4: ;JT4A-9: ;JT4A-11: thrust ;JT4A-29: (J75-P-19W) afterburning thrust with water injection

Applications

;J75 * Avro Canada CF-105 Mk1 Arrow * Convair F-106 Delta Dart * Lockheed A-12 *

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;JT4A *

(specifically, the 707-220 and 707-320) * Douglas DC-8 (specifically, the DC-8-20 and DC-8-30)

Specifications (JT4A-11)

Notes

References

External links

Pratt & Whitney J75/JT4 webpage
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