General Electric YF120
American fighter variable-cycle turbofan engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The General Electric YF120, internally designated as GE37, was a variable cycle afterburning turbofan engine designed by General Electric Aircraft Engines in the late 1980s and early 1990s for the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program. It was designed to produce maximum thrust in the 35,000 lbf (156 kN) class. Prototype engines were installed in the two competing technology demonstrator aircraft, the Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop YF-23.
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YF120 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | |
Type | Variable-cycle turbofan |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | General Electric |
First run | 1980s |
Major applications | Lockheed YF-22 Northrop YF-23 |
Developed into | General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 |
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Pratt & Whitney's competing F119 was selected over the F120 to power the ATF, the competition for which the Lockheed team won, and became F-22 Raptor.