General Electric F118

The General Electric F118 is a turbofan engine without afterburner the U.S. company GE Aviation.

Construction

The engine was developed in 1988 as General Electric F101 as part of the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft Programs. The enhanced F118 engine is controlled by a FADEC system delivers up to 84.6 kN of thrust, and has a specific consumption of 18.98 mg / ns. The combustion chamber has been the subject of intensive research and modifications, since contrails and high exhaust gas temperatures should be avoided as much as possible. To extinguish fire a halon -based system will be used.

Applications

  • Northrop B -2 strategic long-range bombers
  • Lockheed U-2, American military aircraft
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