The Williams F107 (company designation WR19) is a small

turbofan The turbofan or fanjet is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used in aircraft engine, aircraft propulsion. The word "turbofan" is a portmanteau of "turbine" and "fan": the ''turbo'' portion refers to a gas turbine engine which ac ...

engine made by

Williams International Williams International is an American manufacturer of small gas turbine engines based in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. It produces jet engines for cruise missiles and small jet aircraft. History Dr. Sam B. Williams worked at Chrysler on th ...

. The F107 was designed to propel

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s. It has been used as the powerplant for the

AGM-86 ALCM The AGM-86 ALCM is an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force. This missile was developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of the Boeing B-52H Stratofortres ...

, and

BGM-109 Tomahawk The Tomahawk () Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations. Under contract f ...

, as well as the experimental

Williams X-Jet The Williams X-Jet, created by Williams International, was a small, single-person, light-weight, Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by a modified Williams F107 turbofan aircraft engine — designated WR-19-7 — after some mi ...

flying platform.

Applications

* AGM-158 JASSM *

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* Bell Aerospace Flying Jet Belt * Dynetics Gremlins X-61

Specifications (WR19)

F122

The Williams International F122 is a twin-shaft, axial-centrifugal-flow turbofan that is similar to the F107 in configuration but has a maximum thrust of 900 lbf (3.33 to 4.0 kN).

Design and development

The F122 is used to power the

KEPD 350 Taurus KEPD 350 is a Swedish-German air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by Taurus Systems and used by Germany, Spain, and South Korea. Taurus Systems GmbH is a partnership between MBDA Deutschland GmbH (formerly LFK) and Saab Bofors Dynami ...

air-launched

, and was the powerplant for the cancelled

AGM-137 TSSAM The Northrop AGM-137 TSSAM (Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile) was a standoff missile, standoff cruise missile developed for the three branches of the United States Armed Forces, hence "tri-service". Missile development began in 1986 but revelati ...

air-launched cruise missile. Although the AGM-137 was cancelled, the F122 was first used for the Taurus KEPD when it was flown aboard that missile in April 2002.

Applications

References

External links

National Museum of the USAF F107 fact sheet

F107-WR-400_Turbofan_PCS_-_October_1984
{{USAF gas turbine engines Low-bypass turbofan engines 1970s turbofan engines F107 Centrifugal-flow turbojet engines

Applications

Specifications (WR19)

F122

Design and development

Applications

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References

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