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General Electric CF6: Inside The World’s Longest-Running Commercial Jet Engine Program

The aviation industry has always relied on a small group of engine makers to push aircraft further, faster, and more efficiently. General Electric is one of them. The company has been active in the ...
Airways

Explained: How GE Became a Jet Engine Manufacturer

In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...
Aviation Week

Turkish Airlines orders additional GE CF6 engines

Turkish Airlines (THY) has ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its two new Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. The maintenance, repair and ...
Aviation Week

Urgent safety warnings on CF6-45 and -50 engines

Several engine failures on Middle Eastern aircraft has led to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issuing urgent safety recommendations for the CF6-45 and -50 engines. The first ...
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Cutaway, Turbofan Engine, General Electric CF6-6

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Following the September 1967 ...