General Electric CF6
| General Electric CF6 | |
|---|---|
| General Electric CF6 during testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center in 1979 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Turbofan |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | GE Aviation |
| Major applications | |
| Number built | 8,300 (2018) |
| History | |
| First run | 1971 |
| Developed from | General Electric TF39 |
| Developed into | General Electric LM2500 General Electric LM6000 |
The General Electric CF6, US military designations F103 and F138, is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines produced by GE Aviation. The CF6, based on the TF39, the first high-thrust, high-bypass jet engine, has been used in a wide variety of airliners, but has been superseded by the GEnx in newer airliners.
The CF6 core has been used for the LM2500, LM5000, and LM6000 industrial and marine gas turbines.