Wednesday, December 03, 2008

CF6

IOC: 1971
Total Production: 5,676

F103

IOC: 1972

Also Known As
CF6-50

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
General Electric

Applications
KC-10A Extender

Family Members
CF6-80C2
CF6-80E1
F138-GE-100

Description: The CF6 engine was designed to power commercial airplanes. Its military version, called F103, has been provided to power large military aircraft like KC-10, B-767 AWACS, Air Force One, E-4B and the YAL-1A aircraft.

The F-103 engine has been selected to power the upgraded C-5 Galaxy under RER program, if finally this program is carried out. F-103s are also the engine-of-choice for current and future air refueling aircraft programs.

Specifications
Dimensions: Length 4.4 m

Weights: Max Weight 5,063 kg (11,162 lb)

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 40,000 lb (18,144 kg)

Operators

United States of America

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: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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