J85
INTRODUCED IN 1960, TO POWER "AN EFFICIENT SUPERSONIC LIGHT FIGHTER", THE J85 TURBOJET IS A POWERPLANT PROVIDING BETWEEN 2,850 AND 5,000 LB. OF THRUST TO A-37 DRAGONFLY, CF-5 FREEDOM FIGHTER, CF-116 FREEDOM FIGHTER, CT-114 TUTOR, F-5 TIGER AIRCRAFT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, APPROXIMATELY 5,000 ENGINES HAVE SEEN ACTIVE SERVICE IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTRIES ACCUMULATING MORE THAN 900,000 HOURS ANNUALLY. WITH MORE THAN 75 MILLION FLIGHT HOURS EXPERIENCE ON MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL MODELS, THE J85 OFFERS THE HIGHEST THRUST-TO-WEIGHT RATIO OF ANY PRODUCTION ENGINE IN ITS CLASS.
GE'S J85 ENGINE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN TRAINING NEW MILITARY JET PILOTS. MORE THAN 65,000 PILOTS HAVE EARNED THEIR WINGS IN THE GE J85-POWERED T-38 JET TRAINER, INCLUDING ALL U.S. FIGHTER AND BOMBER PILOTS. SAFE, RELIABLE J85 POWER IS VITAL IN ALLOWING STUDENT PILOTS TO LEARN SUPERSONIC TECHNIQUES, AEROBATICS, FORMATION FLYING, NIGHT MISSIONS AND CROSS COUNTRY NAVIGATION.
* SOURCE: GE AVIATION