DESIGNED FOR HIGH SPEED AND HIGH ALTITUDE
Year
1958
TYPE
Turbojet
WEIGHT
6,000
lbs.
MAX THRUST
113.43
kN
THE MUSEUM’S
LARGEST ENGINE
The Pratt & Whitney J58 engine was a powerful engine developed in the late 1950s, designed for high speed and high altitude.
The engine is best known for powering the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” a strategic reconnaissance aircraft flown by both the U.S. Air Force and NASA. The Blackbird was able to fly at extremely high altitudes thanks to the J58 engine, and travelled at speeds over Mach 3. The SR-71 set an altitude record in 1976 of over 85,000 feet, thanks to the superb engine powering it.
APPLICATIONS
THE LIST
Lockheed A-12
Lockheed M-21
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Lockheed YF-12