General Electric J47 family
General Electric J47 is a retired axial-flow turbojet family developed in the late 1940s as a higher-pressure-ratio successor to the J35. It introduced an anti-icing system and an electronically controlled afterburner, powered the F-86 Sabre and B-47 Stratojet during the Korean War and 13 total aircraft applications, and exceeded 35,000 engines built before production ended in 1956. Exact variants and aircraft installations remain separate identities.
Identity
- Aliases
- J47GE J47General Electric J47
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- General Electric J47 family
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- General Electric J47 is a retired axial-flow turbojet family developed in the late 1940s as a higher-pressure-ratio successor to the J35. It introduced an anti-icing system and an electronically controlled afterburner, powered the F-86 Sabre and B-47 Stratojet during the Korean War and 13 total aircraft applications, and exceeded 35,000 engines built before production ended in 1956. Exact variants and aircraft installations remain separate identities.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:14:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:14:55 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- GE documents J47 development, anti-icing and electronically controlled afterburner innovations, Korean War F-86/B-47 service, 13 applications, more than 35,000 built, and 1956 production end.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- Cold War Child: How the GE J47 Became the World’s Most Produced Jet Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- GE independently confirms the J47’s broad 13-aircraft application set including F-86, B-47, B-36, B-45, B-51, and YB-49.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
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