To more quickly enter post-World War II jet engine production, Pratt & Whitney licensed production of the Rolls-Royce Nene engine in 1947. Converted to American standards, the resulting J42 Turbo-Wasp ...
In response to an Army request in 1943 for a 13,344 - 17,792 N (3,000 - 4,000 lb) thrust turbojet, GE proposed the I-40, a centrifugal-flow engine that could be produced in a short time. Service as ...