page_title: General Electric J79
section_title: Specifications (J79-GE-17)
hierarchical_section_title: General Electric J79 / Specifications (J79-GE-17)
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context_page_description: The General Electric J79 is an axial-flow turbojet engine built for use in a variety of fighter and bomber aircraft and a supersonic cruise missile. The J79 was produced by General Electric Aircraft Engines in the United States, and under license by several other companies worldwide.
  A commercial version, designated the CJ805, powered the Convair 880, while an aft-turbofan derivative, the CJ805-23, powered the Convair 990 airliners and a single Sud Aviation Caravelle intended to demonstrate to the U.S. market the benefits of a bypass engine over the existing Avon turbojet.
  In 1959 the gas generator of the J79 was developed as a stationary 10MW-class free-turbine turboshaft engine for naval power, power generation, and industrial use, called the LM1500. Its first application was in the research hydrofoil USS Plainview.
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caption: J79 with components labeled
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