GE Aviation

GE - Aviation is the world's leading producer which designs, develops, and manufactures jet engines for a broad spectrum of military and commercial aircraft as well as aeroderivative gas turbines for marine applications.GE developed America's first turbojet engines and continues to advance the industry with innovations like the GE90® and GEnx™ engines. GE90,is considered as the world's most powerful jet engine.The CF34 engines launched in 1982,power regional and business jets like Bombardier CRJ100/-200/-700/-900, Bombardier Challenger 601/604/605 and EMBRAER 170/175/190/195.Launched in 1971 ,CF6 the World's First High By-Pass Turbofan Engine is used in wide bodied aircrafts such as Airbus A300/A310/A330, Boeing 767,Boeing 747 and CX Japanese Transport.CT7 engines are launched in 1984 and used in military light transports as well as on surveillance, maritime patrol and other special purpose aircrafts.CT7 engines are use to power Bell 214ST,IPTN/CASA CN-235,Saab 340A,Sikorsky S-70C, Sikorsky S-92 and Sukhoi S-80.Introduced in 1995, GE 90 engines are exclusively designed for wide bodied aircrafts such as Boeing 777-200,Boeing 777-200ER ,Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER.The Guinness Book of World Records recognized GE 90 as the "World's Most Powerful Commercial Jet Engine" in 2001 .The GEnx engine, GE's next generation aircraft engine,will be the quietest, most passenger-friendly commercial engine ever produced by GE.GP7000 engine is developed by the Alliance, a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Pratt & Whitney.The Engine Alliance is offering the GP7200 for the Airbus A380 passenger and freighter configurations. The CFM family of engines are produced by CFM International a 50/50 joint venture between GE and French engine-maker Snecma .

Engines produced by GE for corporate air crafts:CF34(Bombardier Challenger 601/604/605),CF700(Falcon 20,Sabreliner 75A/80A), CFE738(Dassault Falcon 2000), CFM56(Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)and Boeing Business Jet 2), and CJ610( Gates Learjet,Rockwell Westwind, Rockwell Aero Commander,and Hansa Jet).
__________________________________________________________________
Engines for military aircrafts:

F101:Originally developed for the B-1 strategic bomber of US Air force,to power the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft program.Introduced in 1970 ,Production of F101 engines continued till December 1987.
F103/CF6:It was the a military version of the popular CF6 commercial jet engine.CF6-80C2 engines were also selected to power the C-5 Galaxy,Air Force One, the E-4B, 767 AWACS and Airborne Laser aircraft,Italian and Japanese B767 Tankers.
F108:F108 is a military version of the popular CFM56-2 commercial engine.F108 powers Tanker-Transport fleet of US air force.
F110:Introduced in 1979, it powers fighter air crafts such as F-14, F-15and F-16.

F118:F118 Utilizes the same core design of the F101. Introduced in 1988 F118 powers the B-2 stealth bomber and the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

F136:This engines are designed specifically for the Joint Strike Fighter by The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team.Following successful core and fan rig testing in 2000, the Fighter Engine Team ran the first full engine to test in July 2004. The first engine to test continues on schedule to deliver production F136 engines in 2011.

F404:Introduced in 1980,this modern fighter aircraft engine powers the following combat aircrafts across the world- T-50, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets , F-117AStealth fighter, Swedish JAS 39, A-4S Super Skyhawk, India LCA, X-31 EFM,F414,J79,J85,LV100,T58,T64,T700/CT7 ,TF34 and X-45BUnmanned Combat Air Vehicle.

F414:Launched in 1998, today, it is powering Super Hornets off of aircraft carriers.

J79:Introduced in 1954.powered aircrafts such as F-4 Phantom, B-58, F-104 Kfir A3J Vigilante (RA-5) and F-16/79.

J85:Introduced in 1960 it has been continued to power military jet trainers including popular T-38 jet trainer.

other engines:
T58
T64
T700/CT7
TF34
TF39

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Blog Archive