The General Electric
F110 is a two-spool afterburning turbofan engine. The engine has three fan stages, nine high-pressure compressor stages,
and 1 high-pressure/2 low-pressure turbine stages. The F110 delivers up to 32,000 pounds of thrust (F110-GE-132).
The first engine in the F110 Series, the F110-GE-100 was developed to provide increased performance for later models of the
F-16 Fighting Falcon.
In 1984, the U.S. Air Force decided to purchase 120 F110 engines for its fleet of F-16 C/D aircraft.
The F110 engine powers the F-16 Fighting Falcon where it competes with Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 turbofan engines. As much as 86% of all U.S. Air Force F-16C/D aircraft are powered by the GE F110. More than 75% of U.S. Air Force single-engine F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft are equipped with F110-GE-129 engines.
Overseas, the Air Force of South Korea selected the F110-GE-129 engine to power its twin-engine F-15K Slam Eagle fighter jets. The F110-GE-129 engine is also used on Saudi Arabia's F-15SA and Singapore's F-15SG. The F110-GE-129 also powers Japan's Mitsubishi F-2 as well as the F-16 fleets of the Turkish, Greek, and Japanese air forces. Growth versions of the F110 that provide up to 36,000 pound of thrust have been conceptualized.
The F110-GE-132 (the newest in the F110 Series) continues to be installed on Lockheed Martin F-16E/F aircraft.
Another version of the F110, the F110-GE-400, was the U.S. Navy's power plant of choice to re-engine its existing F-14A fleet upgrading them to F-14Bs in 1984. Also, the U.S. Navy selected the F110 as the standard engine for new F-14D Tomcat aircraft. The F-14 was retired from U.S. service in September 2006 having been replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet.
Sources Used: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and General Electric Co.
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Engine Type: |
Two-Spool Afterburning Turbofan Engine |
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F-16 Fighting Falcon;
F-14 (retired); |
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In Production |
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Price/Unit Cost: |
Unknown |
By Joakim Kasper Oestergaard Balle /// Contact Forecast International
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Fact Sheet: General Electric F110-GE-129
Fact Sheet: General Electric F110-GE-132
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Manufacturer: General Electric Co. |
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