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Intended to be a cheap method of producing jet engines for <a href="/wiki/Target_drone" title="Target drone">target drones</a> for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, the latter lost interest in the project, which was soon discontinued because of lack of funding. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Engineering_XJ38&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1946, Edward West, Jr obtained 6,000 war surplus General Electric Type B aircraft engine turbosuperchargers. His intention was to convert these into cheap, expendable <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojet</a> engines that could be used to power target drones. He was awarded a <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> contract to manufacture the engine, which was designated as the XJ38-WS-2. </p><p>The modifications to the turbosuperchargers were extensive, as a single reverse flow <a href="/wiki/Combustor" title="Combustor">combustion chamber</a> was connected to the compressor outlet and the turbine inlet, where the aircraft piston engine would normally be fitted. A fuel metering system and new inlet and outlet ducts, and a re-engineered <a href="/wiki/Turbine" title="Turbine">turbine</a> was needed as well.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy contract called for three engines that would produce 214 lb (97 kg) thrust at 26,000 rpm. The engine was to weigh 180 lb, and the <a href="/wiki/Thrust_specific_fuel_consumption" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrust specific fuel consumption">thrust specific fuel consumption</a> was to be 1.7.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy lost interest in this engine design, and never funded the qualification testing, resulting in the demise of the development program. </p><p>West sought private interest in the engine, suggesting that it produced sufficient power for a light twin-engine race plane. No interest was found, even when he increased the power to 400 lb (181 kg) of thrust. which he suggested that a small twin-engine aircraft that he had designed. West continued development of this small turbine engine, but due to a lack of funding, he ended the development in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(XJ38-WS-2)"><span id="Specifications_.28XJ38-WS-2.29"></span>Specifications (XJ38-WS-2)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Engineering_XJ38&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Specifications (XJ38-WS-2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0; padding: .2em"><i>Data from</i> <i>The history of North American small gas turbine aircraft engines</i></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="General_characteristics">General characteristics</h4></div> <ul><li><b>Type:</b> Turbojet</li> 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