Close-up of the F100-200 mounted on the test stand.
Mass Injection Pre-Compressor Cooling system mounted on the inlet duct for the F100-200.
F100 running augmented (afterburning) at Mojave test site.
Click here for a night external view of a General Electric J85-5 afterburner operating. (.wmv file 810KB)
This photo shows the water-cooled tailpipe camera that is able to internally image the afterburner combustion. The gas in the plume impinging on the camera probe is 3,200° F.
Click here for video of an internal view of the afterburner in operation taken with the water-cooled tailpipe camera. The flashing prior to afterburner lightoff is the igniter plug. The turbine starts to glow as military power is selected just prior to afterburner lightoff.
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