General Electric CJ805-3
The non-afterburning commercial turbojet derivative of GE's J79, developed for the Convair 880.
Identity
- Aliases
- GE CJ805-3General Electric CJ805-3
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- General Electric CJ805-3
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The non-afterburning commercial turbojet derivative of GE's J79, developed for the Convair 880.
- Developers
- Lineage
- Note
- GE created CJ805-3 by commercializing J79 and removing its military afterburner.
- Related Propulsion System
- Relationship
- direct-derivative-of
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports CJ805 as the non-afterburning commercial J79 derivative and CJ805-23 as the distinct aft-fan version.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- GE, Howard Hughes, and a brave new world
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Independently identifies CJ805 as the commercial J79 derivative and CJ805-23 as the aft-fan turbofan branch.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Controls and Health Management Technologies for Intelligent Aerospace Propulsion Systems
- Manufacturers
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:41:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:54:18 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports CJ805 as the non-afterburning commercial J79 derivative and CJ805-23 as the distinct aft-fan version.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- GE, Howard Hughes, and a brave new world
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the CJ805-3 and CJ805-23 product boundary, aft-fan development, and 1962 production end.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- 50 years ago: GE roars back into the airline industry
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Independently identifies CJ805 as the commercial J79 derivative and CJ805-23 as the aft-fan turbofan branch.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Controls and Health Management Technologies for Intelligent Aerospace Propulsion Systems