Pratt & Whitney J52 family
Pratt & Whitney J52 (company JT8A) is a historical axial-flow, twin-spool turbojet family developed for U.S. Navy attack aircraft. Pratt & Whitney identifies the J52 as an out-of-production engine that remains supported through military sustainment; U.S. Navy sources document the 8,500 lb J52-P-6A on the A-4 Skyhawk and twin 11,200 lb J52-P-408 engines on the EA-6B Prowler. Exact P-6/P-8/P-408 variants and aircraft relationships remain separate identities.
Identity
- Aliases
- J52Pratt & Whitney J52JT8A
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney J52 family
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Pratt & Whitney J52 (company JT8A) is a historical axial-flow, twin-spool turbojet family developed for U.S. Navy attack aircraft. Pratt & Whitney identifies the J52 as an out-of-production engine that remains supported through military sustainment; U.S. Navy sources document the 8,500 lb J52-P-6A on the A-4 Skyhawk and twin 11,200 lb J52-P-408 engines on the EA-6B Prowler. Exact P-6/P-8/P-408 variants and aircraft relationships remain separate identities.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:08:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 11:08:31 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Current Pratt & Whitney military sustainment material identifies J52 as an out-of-production engine supported for EA-6B operations.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney
- Title
- Part & Accessory Repair
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- U.S. Navy reference documents one 8,500 lb static-thrust Pratt & Whitney J52-P-6A engine for the A-4 Skyhawk.
- Publisher
- Naval History and Heritage Command
- Title
- A-4 Skyhawk
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- U.S. Navy reference documents two Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet engines for the EA-6B Prowler.
- Publisher
- Naval History and Heritage Command
- Title
- EA-6B Prowler