![]() ![]() This engine is a Model 24C-2, designed as a booster power plant, incorporating a section capable only of driving accessories necessary for engine operation. Westinghouse 24C engines powered the Chance Vought F6U-1 Pirate, Chance Vought XF7U-1 and F7U-1/-2 Cutlass, McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee, and Douglas XF3D-1 Skyknight. ![]() Approximately 5,000 Westinghouse 24C (military designation J34) engines were built. By July 1946, four experimental models were under development including the X24C-2/-4A/-4B/-6. In April 1945, the first X24C was test run, and by November 1945, three more engines were placed on test. The Navy Bureau of Aeronautics initiated a purchase order in January 1945 for two X24C units plus spares. It was intended to have more possibilities for use in a two-engine fighter than Westinghouse's earlier X19B turbojet. Object Details Physical Description Type: Turbojet Thrust: 13,344 N (3,000 lb) Compressor: 11-stage axial Combsustor: 1 double annular chamber Turbine: 2-stage axial Weight: 538 kg (1,185 lb) Summary Westinghouse developed the first all-American-designed turbojet engine, and the X24C is the third in the series of Westinghouse turbojets, begun early in 1944. ![]()
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