Cruise missile engine

[Jack16]

Thought you guys might find this interesting.
I'm attending Pennsylvania College of Technology and I'm in the aircraft mechanics program. We were in the engine room today pulling an engine apart for the first time(for me anyways) and in the collection of jet turbines and prop engines that filled the one side of the room the teacher pointed out this engine and said that this is a WWII cruise missile engine made by Fairchild. It is the last one in existence.

[mthrockmor]

Right on!

Could you ger more information on it? The only "cruise" missile was the German V-1 Buzz bombs. We had a jet engine though it didn't work out that well. Possibly this was an engine from one of those early jet birds that never left California because prop planes had better performance. Or maybe this was from one of the early cruise missiles circa late 1950's, early 1960's.

Boo

[Nefarious]

Could it be this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_J83

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XSM-73_Goose

[MiloMorai]

The V-1 used a pulse jet engine not a turbine engine.

Fairchild SM-73 Bull Goose
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/sm-73.html

Fairchild YJ83-R-3 turbojet; 10.9 kN (2450 lb)

edit: too late

[pipz]

Cool picture. Good luck with the class!