General Electric F110 turbofan

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afterburning turbofan engine

The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
General Electric F110	5
General Electric F110-GE-129	2
F110-GE-100	1
F110-GE-132	1
GE F110 engine family	1
General Electric F110 (in later F-14 variants)	1
General Electric F110 family	1
General Electric F110 turbofan canonical	1
General Electric F110-GE-100	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1359240 — 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 F110 turbofan
Context triple: [F-16 Fighting Falcon, powerplant, General Electric F110 turbofan]

A. General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
B. Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
The Pratt & Whitney F100 is an afterburning turbofan jet engine widely used in modern U.S. fighter aircraft, known for its high thrust-to-weight ratio and advanced performance.
C. 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.
D. General Electric F414-GE-100
The General Electric F414-GE-100 is an advanced afterburning turbofan jet engine developed from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s powerplant, optimized to provide high thrust, reliability, and efficiency for modern military aircraft.
E. General Electric F414-GE-400
The General Electric F414-GE-400 is a modern afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for high-performance military fighter aircraft, known for its high thrust-to-weight ratio, reliability, and use in advanced U.S. Navy combat jets.
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 F110 turbofan
Target entity description: The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.

A. General Electric CF6
The General Electric CF6 is a widely used high-bypass turbofan aircraft engine that powers numerous commercial and military wide-body airliners.
B. Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
The Pratt & Whitney F100 is an afterburning turbofan jet engine widely used in modern U.S. fighter aircraft, known for its high thrust-to-weight ratio and advanced performance.
C. 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.
D. General Electric F414-GE-100
The General Electric F414-GE-100 is an advanced afterburning turbofan jet engine developed from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s powerplant, optimized to provide high thrust, reliability, and efficiency for modern military aircraft.
E. General Electric F414-GE-400
The General Electric F414-GE-400 is a modern afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for high-performance military fighter aircraft, known for its high thrust-to-weight ratio, reliability, and use in advanced U.S. Navy combat jets.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	afterburning turbofan engine ⓘ
abbreviation	F110 ⓘ
application	fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ
bypassRatio	low-bypass ⓘ
category	military aircraft engine ⓘ
compressorType	axial-flow ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designGoal	improved maintainability ⓘ improved reliability ⓘ increased thrust over earlier fighter engines ⓘ
family	GE F110 engine family ⓘ linked to: General Electric F110 turbofan
feature	afterburner ⓘ full-authority digital engine control ⓘ modular construction ⓘ
fuelType	aviation kerosene jet fuel ⓘ
hasVariant	F110-GE-100 ⓘ linked to: General Electric F110 turbofan F110-GE-129 ⓘ F110-GE-132 ⓘ linked to: General Electric F110 turbofan
introducedFor	F-16C/D Block 30 ⓘ linked to: F-16 Fighting Falcon
manufacturer	General Electric Aviation ⓘ linked to: GE Aviation
operatingCycle	two-spool turbofan ⓘ
replaced	Pratt & Whitney F100 in some F-15 variants ⓘ Pratt & Whitney F100 in some F-16 variants ⓘ linked to: Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
role	alternative engine option to Pratt & Whitney F100 ⓘ primary powerplant for later F-16 blocks ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
thrustClass	approximately 28,000 lbf with afterburner ⓘ approximately 29,000 lbf with afterburner ⓘ approximately 32,000 lbf with afterburner ⓘ
thrustToWeightRatio	high ⓘ
usedBy	Hellenic Air Force ⓘ Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ Turkish Air Force ⓘ United Arab Emirates Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ
usedInAircraft	F-15 Eagle ⓘ F-15E Strike Eagle ⓘ linked to: F-15 Eagle F-15K Slam Eagle ⓘ linked to: F-15 Eagle F-15QA ⓘ linked to: F-15 Eagle F-15SA ⓘ linked to: F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ F-16C/D Block 30 ⓘ linked to: F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16C/D Block 40 ⓘ linked to: F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16C/D Block 50 ⓘ linked to: F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16C/D Block 52 ⓘ linked to: F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16E/F Block 60 ⓘ linked to: F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16V ⓘ linked to: F-16V Viper upgrade KF-16 ⓘ

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