F404-GE-400
E483531
The F404-GE-400 is a variant of General Electric’s F404 afterburning turbofan engine, widely used to power lightweight fighter and attack aircraft with a balance of high thrust, reliability, and maintainability.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F404-GE-402 | 1 |
| F404-GE-IN20 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterburning turbofan engine
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aircraft engine variant ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
military aircraft engines
ⓘ
turbofan engines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
carrier-capable fighter operations when used on naval aircraft
ⓘ
lightweight attack aircraft ⓘ lightweight fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| designedToProvide |
balance of thrust and fuel efficiency
ⓘ
ease of maintenance ⓘ high mission readiness ⓘ |
| developedBy | General Electric Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet early variants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other light fighter and attack aircraft platforms ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high maintainability
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high reliability ⓘ high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ low specific fuel consumption for its class ⓘ |
| hasConfiguration | low-bypass turbofan ⓘ |
| hasCustomer |
United States Marine Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ various export air forces using early F/A-18 Hornet variants ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
long time-on-wing
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rapid throttle response ⓘ resistance to foreign object damage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
afterburner
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axial compressor ⓘ digital engine control in later upgrades ⓘ full-length annular combustor ⓘ modular construction ⓘ single-stage fan ⓘ |
| hasThrustClass |
approximately 10,000–11,000 lbf dry
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approximately 16,000–17,000 lbf with afterburner ⓘ |
| introducedAs | early production variant of F404 family ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEngineFamily | General Electric F404 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerClass | medium thrust military turbofan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
F404-GE-100
ⓘ
F404-GE-402 ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | baseline F404 variant for fighter applications ⓘ |
| successorVariant | F404-GE-402 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
attack aircraft propulsion
ⓘ
fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
F404-GE-402
this entity surface form:
F404-GE-IN20