{"id":2944,"date":"2021-01-27T11:22:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tst.minijets.org\/?page_id=2944"},"modified":"2024-11-20T22:11:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:11:25","slug":"j402","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/minijets.org\/fr\/150-300\/j402\/","title":{"rendered":"Continental J402-CA-700"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Continental J402-CA-700 is a small short lyfe-cycle turbojet engine developed in the 1970s for missiles and target drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teledyne CAE J402-CA-700. Source : Aviation week, 1982. Teledyne publicity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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20 years after CAE’s entry into the aircratf gas turbine business with the highly successful J69 engine family, the company began the development of what became its second most important family : the J402 series. In 1972, following a competitive evaluation, CAE received a contract from the navy to develop the J402-CA-400 engine to power the McDonnel Douglas Harpoon (AGM-84A), an anti-ship cruise missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the early 1970s, the J402-CA-700<\/strong> (CAE Model 372-2A)  engine was selected to power the Beech MQM-107 Streaker<\/strong> Variable-speed Targer Vehicul (VSTT). These target drones were not one-time-use vehicles like the Harpoon missiles were, so the lifetime of the engine had to be extended from 1 hour to 15 hours. To accomplish this, the turbine temperature was reduced, as well as the rotational speeds. A new starter system was included to give the engine the ability to restart. The result was an engine that was slightly less powerful (640 lbf vs 660 lbf).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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