General Electric J97
The General Electric J97 is a single-shaft turbojet engine designed and built by General Electric as a compact high-performance engine for light attack fighters and eventually a number of drone projects.
Development and design
The J97 was based on GE's General Electric GE1/J1 series of turbojets and the engine development was financed by the United States Air Force. The original application was to be the Northrop P-530, but it was ultimately only used in several small drone aircraft.Variants
;J97-GE-100- Standard Variant
- Variant of the engine with of thrust proposed for use in the Super Dynamics O4-1B Robin supersonic business jet.
Applications
- Boeing YQM-94 B-Gull
- Ryan AQM-91 Firefly
Specifications (J97-GE-100)