Meet Mr. J79: Mike Solon’s 52-Year-Long Passion Fuels His Legendary Reputation Meet Mike Solon, in all likelihood, he is world’s foremost expert on J79 maintenance and operation—the go-to person for any and all J79 operational questions and issues. Tags aviation Convair B-58 Hustler customer GE Aviation General Electric IAI F-21A Kfir J79 jet engine Lockheed F-104 Starfighter McDonnell F-4 Phantom II Military North American RA-5 Vigilante Read more about Meet Mr. J79: Mike Solon’s 52-Year-Long Passion Fuels His Legendary Reputation