Saturday, July 05, 2008

F118

F118-GE-100

Origin:

United States of America

Contractor/s:

General Electric

Description:

The F118 was developed utilizing the same core design of the F101 engine. The F118 has different fan and afterburner packages to tailor engine performance compared with the F101.

The F118 engines are non-afterburning derivatives of the F101 engine. A critical feature because the F118 engine powers the stealth B-2A Spirit. The use of the afterburner means a great heat signature allowing B-2 to be detected and tracked by IR sensors.

Specifications

Dimensions:

Diameter 1,170 mm , Length 2.6 m

Weights:

Max Weight 1,451 kg (3,199 lb)

Engine/s Performance:

Thrust 19,000 lb (8,618 kg)

Family Members:

F118-GE-101

Related Equipment

Derived from:

F101

Applications

B-2A Spirit

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 02, 2008

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