"Scramble!" J57 Jet Engine Brochure, circa 1957

THF272108 / "Scramble!" J57 Jet Engine Brochure, circa 1957 / front

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Brochure

Subject Date

circa 1957

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

70.300.1060.1

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 6 in
Width: 18 in

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Chicago Brochures Trade literature Advertising Air pilots Jet aircraft Jet engines Ford Motor Company. Aircraft Engine Division (Chicago, Ill.) United States. Air Force

Artifact
Model of a Pratt & Whitney J-57 Turbojet Engine, circa 1958
Pratt & Whitney introduced its J-57 turbojet engine in 1950. The versatile unit powered everything from Boeing 707 passenger airliners to B-52 bombers. Turbojets heat compressed air inside a gas turbine -- the turbine drives the compressor -- and expand the exhaust through a propelling nozzle, which provides thrust for the airplane. This electric-powered cutaway model illustrates the turbojet's operation.