General Electric F101
{{Short description|Turbofan aircraft engine}}
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The General Electric F101 is an afterburning turbofan jet engine. It powers the Rockwell B-1 Lancer strategic bomber fleet of the USAF. In full afterburner it produces a thrust of more than {{convert|30000|lb-f|kN|lk=on}}. The F101 was GE's first turbofan with an afterburner.[http://www.geae.com/engines/military/f101/index.html GE's F101 web page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211103843/http://www.geae.com/engines/military/f101/index.html |date=2011-02-11 }}
Development
The F101 was developed specifically for the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft, which became the B-1A. The F101 powered the four development aircraft from 1970 to 1981. The B-1A was officially cancelled in 1977. However the flight test program continued. General Electric was awarded a contract to further develop the F101-102 engine variant. This turbofan eventually powered the B-1B from 1984, entering service in 1986. The B-1's four F101 engines helped the aircraft win 61 world records for speed, time-to-climb, payload and range.
The GE F110 turbofan fighter jet engine is a derivative of the F101, designed using data from the F101-powered variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon tested in the early 1980s.{{cite journal |last1=Dabney |first1=Thomas R. |first2=Michael J. |last2=Hirschberg |title=Engine wars – Competition for U.S. fighter engine production |website=34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=13–15 July 1998}}{{cite web |url=http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article11.html |title=F-16/101: Derivative Fighter Engine |website=F-16.net |access-date=24 May 2008}} The F101 also became the basis for the highly successful CFM56 series of civil turbofans.
Applications
Specifications (F101-GE-102)
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|ref=Gas Turbine Engines. Aviation Week & Space Technology 2009 Source Book. p. 118.
|length={{cvt|181|in|cm}}
|diameter={{cvt|55|in|cm}}
|weight={{cvt|4,400|lb|kg}}
|compressor=Axial flow, 2 stage fan, 9 stage HP compressor
|combustion=Annular ring
|turbine=1 stage HP turbine, 2 stage LP turbine
|fueltype=
|oilsystem=
|power=
|thrust={{cvt|17,390|lbf|kN|lk=on}} (dry), {{cvt|30,780|lbf|kN}} (with afterburner)
|compression=26.8:1
|aircon=
|turbinetemp=
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon={{cvt|0.562|lb/lbf/h|kg/kN/h}} (dry thrust),
{{cvt|2.46| lb/lbf/h|kg/kN/h}} (with afterburner)
|power/weight=
|thrust/weight=7.04:1 (afterburner)
}}
See also
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.geaviation.com/military/engines/f110-engine F101 on GE Aviation's site]
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/f101.htm F101 page on GlobalSecurity.org]
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