CFM International CFM56

E508849

aircraft engine high-bypass turbofan engine

The CFM International CFM56 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan engine that powers many of the world’s single-aisle commercial airliners, including the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CFM International CFM56 turbofan	4
CFM International CFM56 canonical	3
CFM56 engine family	3
CFM International CFM56 (KC-135R)	1
CFM56	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft engine ⓘ high-bypass turbofan engine ⓘ
applicationType	civil aviation ⓘ military aviation ⓘ
bypassRatio	approximately 5:1 to 6:1 ⓘ
compressorType	axial-flow ⓘ
configuration	two-spool ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developedBy	CFM International NERFINISHED ⓘ General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ Safran Aircraft Engines NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredService	1982 ⓘ
fanStages	1 ⓘ
firstRun	1974 ⓘ
fuelType	Jet-A kerosene ⓘ
highPressureCompressorStages	9 ⓘ
lowPressureCompressorStages	3 ⓘ
manufacturer	CFM International NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketSegment	short- to medium-haul ⓘ
notableFeature	high reliability ⓘ low specific fuel consumption for its era ⓘ modular design ⓘ
notableOperator	Air France NERFINISHED ⓘ Lufthansa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryanair NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVariant	CFM56-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ CFM56-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ CFM56-5A NERFINISHED ⓘ CFM56-5B NERFINISHED ⓘ CFM56-5C NERFINISHED ⓘ CFM56-7B NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryApplication	single-aisle commercial airliners ⓘ
productionStatus	in widespread service ⓘ
successor	CFM International LEAP NERFINISHED ⓘ
thrustRange	18,500 to 34,000 lbf ⓘ
turbineStages	4 ⓘ
usedOnAircraft	A310-300 (re-engined variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A318 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A319 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A320 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A320 family NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A321 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A340-200 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airbus A340-300 NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing 737 Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing 737 Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing C-135FR NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker NERFINISHED ⓘ E-6 Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pratt & Whitney JT8D → successor → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint → powerplant → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM International CFM56 turbofan

Boeing E-6 Mercury → powerplant → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM International CFM56 turbofan

CFM International CFM56-7B turbofan → partOfFamily → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM56 engine family

Boeing E-7 Wedgetail → powerplant → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM International CFM56 turbofan

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker → engineModel → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM International CFM56 (KC-135R)

IAE V2500 → primaryCompetitor → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

CFM International CFM56-5B → partOfFamily → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM56 engine family

GE Aviation → notableProduct → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM56 engine family

N106US → engineType → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFM56

Airbus A320-200 → engineOption → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

E-3 → powerplant → CFM International CFM56 ⓘ

subject surface form: E-3 Sentry

this entity surface form: CFM International CFM56 turbofan