Williams International

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Williams International is a manufacturer of small gas turbine engines based in Walled Lake, Michigan, United States. It produces jet engines for cruise missiles and small jet-powered aircraft.

History The company was founded by Dr. Sam B. Williams (born 1921) as Williams Research Corporation in Birmingham, Michigan in 1954 . In 1981 the company became Williams International. It has been building small turbofan engines since the 1950s for use in cruise missiles as well as target and reconnaissance Unmanned aerial vehicles.

Using the missile engines, Williams developed a series of personal VTOL flying craft, including a jet-powered belt in 1969, the Williams Aerial Systems Platform (WASP), also known as the "flying pulpit" in the 1970s, and the Williams X-Jet, which was evaluated by the United States Army in the 1980s.

Also in the 1980s, Williams identified a need in the general aviation market for a small, light jet engine to power cost-effective personal and corporate jet aircraft. The company introduced the Williams International FJ44 engine, which in turn made possible the introduction of a number of small jet aircraft.

In 1992 in aviation, NASA initiated its Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE) program to partner with manufacturers and help develop technologies that would revitalize the sagging general aviation industry. In 1996, Williams joined AGATE's General Aviation Propulsion program to develop a fuel-efficient turbofan engine that would be even smaller than the FJ44. The result was the FJX-2 engine. Williams then contracted with Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites to design and build the Williams V-Jet II, a Very Light Jet to use as a testbed and technology demonstrator to showcase the new engine. The aircraft and engine were debuted at the 1997 Oshkosh Airshow. The production version of the engine, the EJ22 flew on the prototype Eclipse 500 VLJ (which had evolved from the V-Jet II), but was subsequently replaced by a Pratt & Whitney engine.

Products Williams International's products include:

Williams International WR19, used in cruise missiles and drones
Williams International F107, used in a variety of cruise missiles
Williams International FJ22, a derivative of the FJX-2; also known as the EJ-22, for the VLJ market
Williams FJ33, for the VLJ market
Williams FJ44, produced in conjunction with Rolls-Royce North America for light business jet aircraft

References

Williams International corporate website
EAA AirVenture Museum: Williams V-Jet II