General Electric F404

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afterburning turbofan engine

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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
General Electric F404 canonical	10
GE F404	2
General Electric F404-GE-400	2
GE F404‑400	1
General Electric F404 engine	1
General Electric F404 engine family	1
General Electric F404 turbofan	1
General Electric F404 turbofan engine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T945759 — 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 F404
Context triple: [CF-18 Hornet, engineModel, General Electric F404]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100
The Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
D. Rolls-Royce RB211
The Rolls-Royce RB211 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine that was pioneering in its use of advanced materials and technology and became a cornerstone powerplant for wide-body airliners.
E. Europrop International TP400-D6
The Europrop International TP400-D6 is a high-power turboprop aircraft engine developed by a European consortium specifically to provide the Airbus A400M Atlas with the performance and efficiency needed for tactical and strategic airlift missions.
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 F404
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100
The Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
D. Rolls-Royce RB211
The Rolls-Royce RB211 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine that was pioneering in its use of advanced materials and technology and became a cornerstone powerplant for wide-body airliners.
E. Europrop International TP400-D6
The Europrop International TP400-D6 is a high-power turboprop aircraft engine developed by a European consortium specifically to provide the Airbus A400M Atlas with the performance and efficiency needed for tactical and strategic airlift missions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	afterburning turbofan engine ⓘ
application	fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ
category	military aircraft engine ⓘ turbofan engine family ⓘ
configuration	low-bypass turbofan ⓘ
controlSystem	FADEC (some later variants) ⓘ linked to: FADEC hydromechanical control (early variants) ⓘ
coolingMethod	air-cooled turbine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
derivedTo	General Electric F414 ⓘ linked to: General Electric F414-GE-400
developmentStart	1970s ⓘ
familyMember	F404-GE-100 ⓘ F404-GE-400 ⓘ F404-GE-402 ⓘ linked to: F404-GE-400 F404-GE-IN20 ⓘ linked to: F404-GE-400 RM12 ⓘ
feature	afterburner ⓘ axial compressor ⓘ digital engine control in later variants ⓘ full-length annular combustor ⓘ modular construction ⓘ single-stage fan ⓘ
firstFlightOn	YF-17 Cobra ⓘ linked to: Northrop YF-17
fuelType	aviation kerosene (Jet-A/JP series) ⓘ
manufacturer	General Electric Aviation ⓘ linked to: GE Aviation
marketSegment	military jet engines ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	ease of maintenance ⓘ high reliability ⓘ high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ
operator	Indian Air Force ⓘ Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ Swedish Air Force (RM12 variant) ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
role	primary powerplant for early F/A-18 variants ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
thrustClass	approximately 48 kN dry thrust ⓘ approximately 79 kN thrust with afterburner ⓘ
usedIn	Boeing F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ linked to: Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet F/A-18A ⓘ linked to: F/A-18 Hornet F/A-18B ⓘ linked to: F/A-18 Hornet F/A-18C ⓘ linked to: F/A-18 Hornet F/A-18D ⓘ linked to: F/A-18 Hornet HAL Tejas ⓘ KAI T-50 Golden Eagle ⓘ McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ linked to: F/A-18 Hornet Northrop F-20 Tigershark ⓘ Saab JAS 39 Gripen (early variants) ⓘ linked to: JAS 39 Gripen

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Referenced by (19)

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

CF-18 Hornet → engineModel → General Electric F404 ⓘ

Grumman X-29 → engineModel → General Electric F404 ⓘ

Rockwell-MBB X-31 → engineModel → General Electric F404-GE-400 ⓘ