General Electric J79-GE-8
General Electric J79-GE-8 is the exact historical afterburning turbojet documented for the basic F-4B Phantom II. This variant record preserves the F-4B boundary separately from the generic J79 family and later Phantom engine branches.
Identity
- Aliases
- J79-GE-8GE J79-8J79-8
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- General Electric J79-GE-8
- Status
- historical
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 75.62
- Description
- General Electric J79-GE-8 is the exact historical afterburning turbojet documented for the basic F-4B Phantom II. This variant record preserves the F-4B boundary separately from the generic J79 family and later Phantom engine branches.
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- Creation Time
- August 25, 2026 at 04:22:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 25, 2026 at 04:22:03 UTC
Other
- Search Name
- General Electric J79-GE-8 J79-GE-8 GE J79-8 J79-8
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-25
- Note
- Identifies the basic F-4B as powered by two 17,000-lb-thrust J79-GE-8 turbojets.
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum
- Title
- McDonnell F-4S Phantom II
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-25
- Note
- Identifies F4H-1 (F-4B) as a modification of the F-4A with the J79-GE-8 engine and lists two General Electric J79-8 powerplants.
- Publisher
- Naval History and Heritage Command
- Title
- Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume I