The Fairchild J44R-24 is an axial-flow turbojet engine made in 1947 that powered missiles and drones for the US Navy. Designed and manufactured by the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation the engine weighs just 335 lbs with a nominal rated thrust of 1,000 lbs. A simple design, it features a sheet metal monocoque outer shell, a single-sided combustion chamber, and a single-stage turbine.

The J44R-24 powered the AUM-N-2 Petrel air-to-underwater missile for the US Navy in the 1950s.

It also powered the Ryan “Firebee” radio-controlled target drone that could launch from the air or from the ground.

This Fairchild J44R-24 turbojet engine is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida.