Arthur Arfons died in 2007 at age 81; Walter Arfons died in 2013 at age 96. Nothing was ever resolved between them.

Breedlove’s 600mph land speed record car is an absolute bargain, with an estimate of $100k less than a Lamborghini Revuelto ...

In 1965, he manned the cockpit of the Spirit of America Sonic I, which was powered by the F-4 Phantom II Interceptor’s GE J79 turbojet engine and catapulted to an official speed of 600.601 mph—a ...

Two General Electric J79-GE-17A afterburning turbojet engines insured the aircraft could reach Mach 2.27. The Phantom had a ceiling of 54,400 ft. Thunderbirds McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II ...

In 1965, he manned the cockpit of the Spirit of America Sonic I, which was powered by the F-4 Phantom II Interceptor’s GE J79 turbojet engine and catapulted to an official speed of 600.601 mph ...

This powerful vehicle was equipped with a General Electric J79 engine taken from an F-104 fighter jet. Its remarkable speed brought both triumph and challenges, as Arfons pushed the car to 536 and 576 ...

the GE J79 as used on the MDC F-4 Phantom. The Phantoms mature J79s usually need 3. 0hrs maintenance for each flight hour while the latest Navy deployment saw the relatively immature F404 logging 0.

The Convair 880 was equipped with CJ-805-3 turbojets manufactured by General Electric. These turbojets were a civilian variant of the J79 engine, which was also utilized in notable military aircraft ...