Engine
General Electric CF6
The GE CF6 is a long-running high-bypass turbofan family used across many wide-body aircraft, including Airbus A300/A310/A330 and Boeing 747/767 fleets.
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Overview
The GE CF6 is a long-running high-bypass turbofan family used across many wide-body aircraft, including Airbus A300/A310/A330 and Boeing 747/767 fleets.
Advantages
- Large support base and mature operating experience.
- Used across many passenger and freighter fleets.
Limitations
- Older design generation compared with GEnx and GE9X.
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Branches & models
Select a branch to inspect its documented model codes and aircraft applications.
CF6-503 models
- CF6-50C2A300B2, A300B4, A310-200
- CF6-50C2RA300B4, A310-200, A310-300
- CF6-50E2747-200B, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SP
CF6-80A2 models
- CF6-80A2767-200, 767-200ER
- CF6-80A3A310-200, A310-300
CF6-80C211 models
- CF6-80C2A1A300-600, A310-300
- CF6-80C2A2A300-600R, A300-600F
- CF6-80C2A3A310-300
- CF6-80C2A5A300-600R, A300-600F, A300-600ST Beluga
- CF6-80C2A8A310 MRTT
- CF6-80C2B1F747-400
- CF6-80C2B2767-200ER, 767-300ER
- CF6-80C2B4767-300ER, 767-300F
- CF6-80C2B5F747-400, 747-400F
- CF6-80C2B6F767-300ER, 767-300F, KC-767
- CF6-80C2B7F747-400ER, 747-400ERF, 767-300ER, 767-300F, KC-767
CF6-80E14 models
Read the CF6-80E1 profile ↗- CF6-80E1A2A330-301, A330-201
- CF6-80E1A3A330-302, A330-202
- CF6-80E1A4A330-303, A330-203
- CF6-80E1A4/BA330-200, A330-300, A330 MRTT
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Technical context
Technical notes
- CF6-80E1 is the A330-specific branch.
- CF6-80C2 is common on 747 and 767 applications.
- The family has extensive wide-body service history.
- Typical aircraft applications: airbus-a300, airbus-a310, a330, boeing-747, boeing-767.
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