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Old 16th Nov 2022, 10:08
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Alan Baker
 
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Originally Posted by tdracer
Those don't have the original pure jet TF-33s. They were re-engined with JT3D low bypass turbofans (salvaged from scrapped 707's) back in the 1980s (there was a plan to update those to CFMs as well but it may well have been cancelled). The USAF E-3s were built with JT3Ds (NATO got CFMs on the original build). I'm pretty sure they're not equipped with water injection.
TF33 is the military designation for the JT3D. The original pure jet engine was the J57.
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