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F404

IOC: 1980
Total Production: 3,700

F404-GE-400

Origin:United States of America

Contractor/s: General Electric

Description: The F404 engine was developed to power the US Navy's F/A-18 Hornet. It has been proved as a reliable high performance engine. The F404 incorporates an array of new technologies, modular design and advanced materials.

This engine allows to carry out a wide spectrum of missions from low level attack to high altitude interceptors. The F404-GE-400 engine can be assembled/disassembled in short time, making it an easy to maintain engine.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 890 mm, Length 3.9 m

Weights: Max Weight 991 kg (2,185 lb)

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 16,000 lb (7,258 kg)

Family Members:
F404-GE-100D, F404-GE-102, F404-GE-102D, F404-GE-402, F404-GE-F1D2, F404-GE-IN20 Applications
F/A-18A Hornet, F/A-18B Hornet, F404-GE-100D, F404-GE-402, F404-GE-F1D2, F414-GE-400, LM1600, RM12 Operators

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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: Sunday, September 28, 2008

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