The General ElectricTF34 is a military turbofan engine used on the A-10 Thunderbolt and S-3 Viking. It is rated for around 9000 pounds-force (40 kN) of thrust. General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE) is the top supplier of aircraft engines in the world and offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft. ... CFM56-3 turbofan, lower half, side view. ... The A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II, often known as the Warthog, is the first US Air Force aircraft specifically designed for close air support of ground forces. ... An S-3B Viking launches from the catapult aboard USS Abraham Lincoln The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a United States Navy jet aircraft used to hunt and destroy enemy submarines and provide surveillance of surface shipping. ... The pound-force is a non-SI unit of force or weight (properly abbreviated lbf or lbf). The pound-force is equal to a mass of one pound multiplied by the standard acceleration due to gravity on Earth (which is defined as exactly 9. ... The kilonewton, symbol kN, is an SI unit of force. ...
The civilian variant, the CF34, is used on a number of regional jets, including the BombardierCRJ series and the 'E-Jets' from Embraer. SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 Air France ERJ 145 A regional jet (RJ) is a small jet aircraft that is intended to fly passengers from point to point as efficiently as possible. ... Bombardier Inc. ... A Skywest CRJ-200 photographed from the ramp of Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC). ... The Embraer 190 on its initial flight The Embraer E-Jets are a series of twin-engine jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. ...
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General Electric pages on the TF34 and the CF34
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The CF34 sparked one of the most important events in commercial aviation: the introduction of the regional jet.
The CF34 has evolved from this solid military experience base as a superior commercial engine with excellent performance margin, durability, and a level of reliability that allows today's 50 to 105 passenger regional jets to be flown with utmost confidence throughout the world.
The CF34 family is designed with a particular concern for its effect on the total flying environment.
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