Korean War USN carrier based jets question

[Rangerdog]

The early jet engines with centrifugal compressors were fairly slow to spool up from idle to a point to where they produced any usable thrust.
Later technology engines with axial flow compressors, like in the F-86, were much more responsive.

Various methods / procedures were used to keep the engine rpm / power higher on final approach in order to reduce spool up time. For example, in the T-37 Tweetie Bird - with the J69 - the speed brake was open & full flaps (increasing lift & drag) on final approach to increasing drag & the power setting required to maintain airspeed & glide slope. If you needed to go around, you closed the speed brake (quickly reducing drag) as power was advanced. I seemed to go around a lot! :-)

[southwestforests]

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