Fairchild J44 Explained

The Fairchild J44 was a small turbojet developed in the 1940s by the Fairchild Engine Division.

Design and development

The Fairchild Engine Division (previously the Ranger Aircraft Engine Division of the Fairchild Engine & Aircraft Corporation) began development of the J44 in 1947. It was used in target drones, missiles, and as jet boosters on several aircraft types.

Applications

• Ryan AQM-34 Firebee (B/C)
• Fairchild AQM-41 Petrel
• Bell Model 65
• Fairchild C-123 Provider
• Fairchild C-82 Packet

Variants

Data from: Aircraft engines of the World 1953,^[1] Flight 20 March 1959 :AERO ENGINES 1959 . . .,^[2] Aircraft engines of the World 1957^[3]

XJ44: Prototypes of the J44

J44-R-1:United States Air Force (USAF) engine, similar to the United States Navy (USN) -6, .

J44-R-2:Same as -6 but with different installation.

J44-R-3: Longer life - Fairchild C-123 Provider wing-tip boosters.

J44-R-6: USN version, .

J44-R-12: expendable.

J44-R-20B:Ryan Firebee.

J44-R-24:Fairchild Petrel.

J44-R-26: company sponsored variant.

FT-101E:Commercial version of -3.

FT-101-G:Commercial version with return oil system.

Further reading

• Book: Leyes . Richard II . The History of North American small gas turbine aircraft engines . 1999 . AIAA . 978-1-56347-332-6.

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilkinson, Paul H. . Aircraft engines of the World 1953 . 1953 . Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. . London . 11th . 46.
2. AERO ENGINES 1959 . . . :Fairchild . Flight . 20 March 1959 . 75 . 2617 . 404 . 7 January 2019.
3. Book: Wilkinson, Paul H. . Aircraft engines of the World 1957 . 1957 . Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. . London . 15th . 64.