General Electric GE36
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The General Electric GE36 was an experimental aircraft engine, a hybrid between a turbofan and a turboprop, known as an unducted fan (UDF) or propfan. The GE36 was developed by General Electric Aircraft Engines,[3] with its CFM International equal partner Snecma taking a 35 percent share of development.[4] Development was cancelled in 1989.
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A mockup of the GE36 at the Musée aéronautique et spatial Safran | |
Type | Unducted fan |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | General Electric Aircraft Engines |
First run | August 29, 1985[1] |
Major applications | Boeing 7J7 (proposed) McDonnell Douglas MD-94X (proposed) |
Number built | 2[2] |
Developed from | General Electric F404 |
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