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GE Aircraft Engines Military Engine Status Report

June 15, 1997

F110

  • F110-GE-100 current rating is 28,000 pounds (124 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in October 1986.
  • Engine flight hours total 1.6 million.
  • Applications are the F-16C/D and the F-16N.
  • Aircraft in service total 812.
  • High-time engine accumulated 4,634 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled, engine-caused shop visit rate is 2.93 visits per 1,000 flight hours.1

    NOTE: Above data do not include aircraft in service with the Israeli Air Force.

  • F110-GE-400 current rating is 27,000 pounds (120 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in April 1988.
  • Engine flight hours total 467,000.
  • Applications are the F-14B and the F-14D.
  • Aircraft in service total 127.
  • High-time engine accumulated 3,776 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled, engine-caused shop visit rate is 1.60 visits per 1,000 flight hours.1
  • F110-GE-129 current rating is 29,000 pounds 
  • (129 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in April 1992.
  • Engine flight hours total 181,000.
  • Application is the F-16C/D.
  • Aircraft in service total 180.
  • High-time engine accumulated 2,636 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled, engine-caused shop visit rate is 1.77 visits per 1,000 flight hours.1

 

F101-GE-102

  • Current rating is 30,000 pounds (133 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in June 1985.
  • Engine flight hours total 1.0 million.
  • Application is the B-1B.
  • Aircraft in service total 98.
  • High-time engine accumulated 4,493 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled, engine-caused shop visit rate is 2.35 visits per 1,000 flight hours.1

 

F404

  • Current rating is 11,000 to 12,000 pounds (49 to 53 kN) thrust for the non-afterburning version; 16,000 to 18,000 pounds (71 to 80 kN) thrust for the afterburning version.
  • Engine entered operational service in February 1981.
  • Engine flight hours total more than 6.1 million.
  • Applications are the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18, Lockheed F-117A, JAS 39, Singapore A-4, Grumman X-29 demonstrator, Rockwell MBB X-31 demonstrator, and India's Light Combat Aircraft.
  • F/A-18 aircraft in service total 1,374.
  • High-time engine accumulated more than 5,500 operational hours.

 

F118-GE-100

  • Current rating is 19,000 pounds (84 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in December 1993.
  • Engine flight hours total 35,175.
  • Applications are the B-2 bomber and re-engined TR-1s.
  • B-2 aircraft in service total 23.
  • High-time engine accumulated 1,762 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled, engine-caused shop visit rate is 1.68 visits per 1,000 flight hours.

 

F103-GE-102 (CF6-80C2)

  • Current rating is 56,700 pounds (252 kN) thrust.
  • Engine flight hours total 18,332.
  • Application is the VC-25A (Air Force One).
  • There have been no engine-caused in-flight shutdowns or unscheduled shop visits.

 

F103-GE-100/101 (CF6-50)

  • Current rating is 52,500 pounds (233 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in September 1975.
  • Engine flight hours total 2.1 million.
  • Applications are the KC-10A and E-4B.
  • KC-10A aircraft in service total 59 ; E-4Bs total 4.
  • High-time engine accumulated 12,960 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled, engine-caused shop visit rate is .193 visit per 1,000 flight hours.1

 

T700

  • Current rating is 1,600 to 1,900 shaft horsepower.
  • Engine entered operational service in 1978.
  • Engine flight hours total 12.3 million.
  • Applications are the Sikorsky EH-60A, HH-60H, HH-60J MRR, MH-60G, MH-60K, SH-60B, SH-60F, UH-60A, UH-60L; VH-60, and S-70 A/B/C; Kaman SH-2G; McDonnell Douglas AH-64A; Bell AH-1W; and Westland WS-70.
  • Aircraft in service total more than 3,300.

 

TF39-1C

  • Current rating is 43,000 pounds (191 kN) thrust.
  • Engine entered operational service in June 1969.
  • Engine flight hours total 6.5 million.
  • Applications are the C-5A and the C-5B.
  • Aircraft in service total 106.
  • High-time engine accumulated 16,416 operational hours.
  • Unscheduled engine-caused shop visit rate is 0.37 visit per 1,000 flight hours.