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Westinghouse J40, a Common card
The Westinghouse J40 was an early high-performance afterburning turbojet engine designed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division starting in 1946 to a US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics request.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 27
- Power
- 88
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,000
Power 88 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Westinghouse J40 quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Westinghouse J40 card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
BuAer intended to use the ______ in several fighter aircraft and a bomber.
Answer
design. BuAer intended to use the design in several fighter aircraft and a bomber. From the Westinghouse J40 article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Westinghouse J40 was an early high-performance afterburning turbojet engine designed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division starting in ____ to a US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics request.
Answer
1940s. The Westinghouse J40 was an early high-performance afterburning turbojet engine designed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division starting in 1946 to a US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics request. From the Westinghouse J40 article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Westinghouse J40. Westinghouse J40 61 · Max Mathews 58 · John D. Olivas 55 · Johan Vaaler 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- BuAer intended to use the design in several fighter aircraft and a bomber.
- However, while an early low-power design was successful, attempts to scale it up to its full design power failed, and the design was finally abandoned, deemed a "fiasco" and a "flop".
- The design originally called for an engine of 7,500 lbf thrust at sea level static conditions without afterburner and 10,900 lbf thrust with afterburner.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Westinghouse J40 article was read about 9,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 27: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get Westinghouse J40
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Westinghouse J40 (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
