General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6, US military designations F103 and F138, is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines produced by GE Aviation. Based on the TF39, the first high-power high-bypass jet engine, the CF6 powers a wide variety of civilian airliners. The basic engine core also powers the LM2500 and LM6000 marine and power generation turboshafts. It is gradually being replaced by the newer GEnx family.
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At NASA's Glenn Research Center in 1979 | |
Type | Turbofan |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | GE Aviation |
First run | 1971 |
Major applications | Airbus A300 Airbus A330 Boeing 747 Boeing 767 Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |
Number built | 8,300 (2018) |
Developed from | General Electric TF39 |
Developed into | General Electric LM2500 General Electric LM6000 General Electric GE90 |
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