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To: tanknetter

Back in the early 70’s I was doing IRAN’s on EB-57’s at Otis AFB in Massachusetts.

Only jet I ever saw with Buick jet engines on it. Not sure of the model number, but I think it was a J-65.


68 posted on 02/19/2015 12:02:09 PM PST by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: chaosagent
Only jet I ever saw with Buick jet engines on it. Not sure of the model number, but I think it was a J-65.

You are correct, the J-65. Originally started life as the Armstrong-Whitworth Sapphire and was adapted by Wright as the J-65, and Buick was selected as a second source. This link has a story from 1955 about production beginning at Buick, interesting to read the paper. Another story is of the B-47D beginning flight testing, powered by a Wright T-49 (which was a turboprop version of the J-65). And A&P has picnic hams for $0.33 a pound!

75 posted on 02/20/2015 10:32:14 PM PST by fallujah-nuker
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