![]() This was a more advanced technology as it required more precise manufacturing and high temperature metals. Right from the start, they settled on an axial flow design rather than that adopted by Whittle in his engines. ![]() At this time, the only jet engine in the United States was the first Whittle engine with a centrifugal compressor. In late 1941 the US Navy asked Westinghouse Electric Corporation to commence designing a jet engine for future navy fighters. The Westinghouse J34 is a simple, robust engine that traces its history to the very beginning of jet engine development in the United States.
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