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F110
IOC: 1986
Total Production: 5,644
F110-GE-132
IOC: 2003
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
General Electric
Applications
F-16E Desert Falcon
F-16F Desert Falcon
Family Members
F110-GE-100
F110-GE-129
F110-GE-400
Derived from:
F110-GE-129
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Description:
The F110 was developed utilizing the same core design of the F101 engine.
This engine has different fan and afterburner packages to tailor engine performance compared with the F101 engine.
The F110-GE-132 is the latest and most advanced member of the F110 engine family yielding 32,000 pounds of thrust. Derived from the F110-GE-129, this engine incorporates some advanced technologies related to both the F414 and F120 engines. As a result of that, -132 has an increased combat performance over -129 and lower total ownership costs.
The F110-GE-132 utilizes General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE)'s extensive technology base, including: a long-chord blisk fan derived from the F118 engine, a radial afterburner derived from the F414 engine and enhanced for the F136 engine (Joint Strike Fighter), and a composite outer duct based on the F404 and F414 engines. In the future, GEAE plans to infuse a new core developed to extend the service life of the engine thus increasing durability and time on wing.
The F110-GE-132 engine was developed to power the F-16C/D Block 60 or F-16E/F aircraft ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force. The US Air Force also uses the -132 engine on some Block 50 F-16 since the engine was qualified in September 2003. In addition, General Electric is providing a -132 kit to upgrade current F110 engines.
On 23 May 2005, General Electric was awarded a $57 million contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to upgrade an initial 95 F110 fighter engines to the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) configuration in support of the F-16C/D aircraft. The SLEP program is expected to conclude in 2012 with approximately 800 F110 engines upgraded and delivered to the USAF at a $280 million estimated cost. SLEP is aimed at reducing maintenance costs by $1 billion.
The SLEP program includes technology upgrades to the combustor, high pressure turbine, compressor and augmentor to reduce unscheduled removals by 50% and reduce the cost-per-flight-hour by 25%. Much of this hot-section hardware is derived from the highly-successful CFM56-7 engine, which powers the Boeing 737 jetliner. SLEP programs are also being developed for both the F101 and F118 engines for the B-1, B-2 and U-2 aircraft.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 1,170 mm, Length 4.6 m
Weights: Max Weight 1,819 kg (4,010 lb)
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 32,500 lb (14,742 kg)
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008
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