General Electric CF6
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The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Electric CF6 Context triple: [Boeing 767, engineType, General Electric CF6]
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A.
General Electric F404
The General Electric F404 is a family of afterburning turbofan jet engines widely used in modern fighter aircraft for their reliability, high thrust-to-weight ratio, and ease of maintenance.
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General Electric CF34-10E
The General Electric CF34-10E is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed by GE Aviation to power modern regional jets, particularly optimized for efficiency, reliability, and low emissions.
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Pratt & Whitney PW2000
The Pratt & Whitney PW2000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine family widely used on medium-range commercial and military transport aircraft.
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Pratt & Whitney PW4000
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines widely used on large commercial wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, 767, and Airbus A330.
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E.
Pratt & Whitney JT9D
The Pratt & Whitney JT9D is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine that powered early wide-body airliners and was notably used on the original Boeing 747 series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Electric CF6 Target entity description: The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
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A.
General Electric F404
The General Electric F404 is a family of afterburning turbofan jet engines widely used in modern fighter aircraft for their reliability, high thrust-to-weight ratio, and ease of maintenance.
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B.
General Electric CF34-10E
The General Electric CF34-10E is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed by GE Aviation to power modern regional jets, particularly optimized for efficiency, reliability, and low emissions.
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C.
Pratt & Whitney PW2000
The Pratt & Whitney PW2000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine family widely used on medium-range commercial and military transport aircraft.
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D.
Pratt & Whitney PW4000
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines widely used on large commercial wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, 767, and Airbus A330.
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E.
Pratt & Whitney JT9D
The Pratt & Whitney JT9D is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine that powered early wide-body airliners and was notably used on the original Boeing 747 series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-bypass turbofan
ⓘ
turbofan engine ⓘ |
| application |
Airbus A300
ⓘ
Airbus A310 ⓘ Airbus A330 ⓘ Boeing 747 ⓘ Boeing 767 ⓘ Boeing KC-46 Pegasus ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 767-based tanker variants
Boeing E-4 ⓘ KC-10 Extender ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing KC-10 Extender
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (re-engined variants)
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ⓘ McDonnell Douglas MD-11 ⓘ |
| bypassRatio | high bypass ratio ⓘ |
| certificationAuthority |
EASA
ⓘ
Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
surface form:
FAA
|
| compressorType | axial-flow compressor ⓘ |
| configuration | two-spool turbofan ⓘ |
| cooling | air-cooled turbine blades ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivativeOf | General Electric TF39 ⓘ |
| family |
General Electric CF6
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GE CF6 family
|
| fanType | single-stage fan ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1971 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
GE Aviation
ⓘ
surface form:
General Electric Aviation
|
| marketRole | one of the most widely used high-bypass turbofans ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ETOPS-capable variants
ⓘ
high reliability in long-haul service ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
CF6-50
ⓘ
CF6-6 ⓘ CF6-80A ⓘ CF6-80C2 ⓘ CF6-80E1A3 ⓘ
surface form:
CF6-80E1
|
| relatedEngine |
General Electric CF34-10E
ⓘ
surface form:
General Electric CF34
General Electric GE90 ⓘ |
| sector |
civil aviation
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successor | General Electric GEnx ⓘ |
| thrustRange | approximately 40,000 to 70,000 lbf ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial aircraft propulsion
ⓘ
military transport aircraft propulsion ⓘ wide-body airliners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Electric CF6 Description of subject: The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-80C2 (C-5M)
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-80C2K1F
this entity surface form:
GE CF6 family
subject surface form:
Airbus Beluga
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-80E1
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-80C2D1F
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-80C2B1
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-6
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-50
this entity surface form:
General Electric CF6-80