General Electric F110

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A F110-GE turbofan engine to be used in an F-16, 1986.

The F110 is an afterburning turbofan produced by General Electric. The F110 engine utilizes the same engine core design as the General Electric F101.

1 F-14
2 F-15
3 F-16
4 Specifications
5 External links

[edit] F-14

An F110-GE viewed through exhaust nozzle of an F-14D.

The F-14A entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1973 powered by Pratt & Whitney TF-30s. By the end of the decade, following numerous problems with the original engine (and similar problems with Pratt & Whitney F100 on the F-15 and F-16), the DoD began procuring the upgraded TF30-P-414A's. While these engines solved the serviceability problems, the fuel consumption and thrust was comparable to the initial model - considerably less than what the F-14 had been designed for.

In 1984, the F110-GE-100 was selected and designated the F110-GE-400 in Navy service. The new engine provided 23,100 lbf (103 kN) of thrust (can go up to 27,600 lbf max augmented thrust if authorised and or if the situation dictates) compared to the TF30s maximum thrust of 20,900 lbf (93 kN). These upgraded jets were known as F-14Bs, as were production aircraft powered by the F110. The same engine also powers the final variant of the aircraft, the F-14D. The F110-GE-400 uses the same augmentator system as the F404-GE-400 that powers the F/A-18 Hornet.

[edit] F-15

Two F110-GE-129 engines, with 29,400 lb_f (131 kN) of thrust, will power the F-15K fleet of South Korea. This is the first time production F-15s will be powered by a GE engine, since all previous F-15 models were powered by Pratt and Whitney. The GE engines will be manufactured through a joint licensing agreement with Samsung Techwin Company. It has also been chosen by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to power its F-15SG

[edit] F-16

An F110-GE engine undergoes performance testing at the Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center.

The F-16 entered service powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100 afterburning turbofan. Seeking a way to drive unit costs down the USAF implemented the Alternative Fighter Engine (AFE) program in 1984, under which the engine contract would be awarded through competition. The F110 currently powers 86% of the USAF F-16C/Ds.

The GE F110 provides 5,000 lb_f (22 kN) more thrust than the P&W F100 and requires more air, which led to the increase in the area of the engine intake. The F-16C/D Block 30/32s were the first to be built with this larger intake and a common engine bay, able to accept both engines.

Initial orders were for the F110-GE-100 rated at 28,000 lb_f (125 kN). Later developments include the F110-GE-129 delivering 29,000 lb_f (129 kN) thrust and the F110-GE-132 delivering 32,000 lb_f (142 kN)