Pratt & Whitney J57/JT3C family
Pratt & Whitney's dual-rotor turbojet family, designated J57 for military service and JT3/JT3C for commercial use.
Identity
- Aliases
- Pratt & Whitney J57Pratt & Whitney JT3Pratt & Whitney JT3CJT3C
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- Pratt & Whitney J57/JT3C family
- Status
- retired
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Spool Count
- 2
- Description
- Pratt & Whitney's dual-rotor turbojet family, designated J57 for military service and JT3/JT3C for commercial use.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:41:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:41:55 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the JT3 civil designation as the J57's commercial counterpart and Pratt & Whitney's 1948 development start.
- Publisher
- Pratt & Whitney
- Title
- This Day in History: Boeing Unveils P&W-Powered Dash-80 Prototype Jet
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the J57 family boundary, dual-rotor architecture, 1953 production start, 1970 production end, and JT3 equivalence.
- Publisher
- National Museum of the United States Air Force
- Title
- Pratt & Whitney J57 Turbojet