The Stiletto was developed to investigate the design of an aircraft at sustained supersonic speeds. For instance, the Douglas X-3 Stiletto was equipped with two J34 engines when the intended Westinghouse J46 engine proved to be unsuitable. The J46 engine was developed as a larger, more powerful version of Westinghouse's J34 engine, about 50% larger.īuilt in an era of rapidly advancing gas turbine engine technology, the J34 was largely obsolete before it saw service, and often served as an interim engine. Later models produced as much as 4,900 lb with the addition of an afterburner. Essentially an enlarged version of the earlier Westinghouse J30, the J34 produced 3,000 pounds of thrust, twice as much as the J30. The Westinghouse J34, company designation Westinghouse 24C, was a turbojet engine developed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division in the late 1940s. Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division J34 on display at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Museum
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