Pratt & Whitney Gas Turbines


Development Details
"Progress is the art of getting out of trouble you wouldn’t have been in if it were not progress" – R.R. Whyte

Mounting Troubles
by Lee S. Langston
© ASME 2011, All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission
Mechanical Engineering. Mar 2011, 133(03): 46-49 (4 pages)

How P&W Fixed a JT9D Engine Mounting Problem on the First Boeing 747s

 

Powering Out of Trouble
by Lee S. Langston
© ASME 2013, All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission
Mechanical Engineering. Dec 2013, 135(12): 36-41 (6 pages)

Tales of the Lockheed SR-71's J58 Engine Development

 

Single-Crystal Turbine Blades Earn ASME Milestone Status
by Lee S. Langston
© Machine Design 2018, All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission
Machine Design. March - April 2018

The Magic Behind P&W Single-Crystal Turbine Blades

 


The P&W J58 and Lockheed SR-71

SR-71 Propulsion — How Supersonic Inlets Work
by J. Thomas Anderson

NOTICE: Due to abusive robotic downloading by non-members, this article has been moved to the Members Section

 


SR-71 Propulsion
A Photo Essay by Richard E. Loftis

"These photographs and other related data do not constitute a technical look at the A-12/SR-71 propulsion system, but a view of the beauty and complexity of the most outstanding aeronautic system yet engineered. In most cases each photograph represents a part of the overall system that was hand made, just as any other piece of art. "
Richard E. Loftis

Part 1: The Airframe
(P&W J58 Engine Coverage plus High-Resolution Images in the Members Section)

Last Pratt & Whitney J58 Run



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