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Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire
Wright J65

The Engine Specifications
 
In 1947, the Metrovik F.9 Sapphire was handed to Armstrong Siddeley.  Armstrong Siddeley improved the engine's thrust from 7,500 lb to 11,000 without afterburning (augmentation) over its production life.

To gain entry into the turbojet market, Wright purchased a license to build the Sapphire (re-designated the J65).  The engine was Americanized and redesigned...a process which took two years longer than expected.  By then the market had been taken over by the Pratt & Whitney J57.

Turbojet
Compressor: 13-stage
Turbine: 2-stage
 
Models Used by
 
J65-W-2: 7,800 lb (34.7 kN) thrust 
J65-W5: 7,200 lb (32.1 kN) thrust
J65-W-16A: 7,700 lb (34.2 kN) thrust
J65-W-18: 7,450 lb (33.1 kN) thrust
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More about Armstrong Siddeley
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page updated 04 July 2003

 

 

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