TF33

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The TF33 is a military turbofan jet engine derived from the Pratt & Whitney JT3D, widely used to power various U.S. Air Force transport and reconnaissance aircraft.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
TF33 canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft engine ⓘ
turbofan jet engine ⓘ
application military reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
bypassRatio low bypass ratio ⓘ
configuration twin-spool turbofan ⓘ
cooling air-cooled turbine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
derivedFrom Pratt & Whitney JT3D ⓘ
engineType low-bypass turbofan ⓘ
family Pratt & Whitney JT3D/TF33 engine family ⓘ
fuelType aviation kerosene ⓘ
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney ⓘ
militaryDesignationOf Pratt & Whitney JT3D ⓘ
notableFeature long service life in strategic and support aircraft ⓘ
military adaptation of a commercial airliner engine ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
serviceEntry early 1960s ⓘ
status in service (on legacy USAF fleets) ⓘ
thrustClass approximately 17,000 lbf to 21,000 lbf ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
usedForRole aerial refueling support (on tanker and support variants) ⓘ
airborne early warning and control ⓘ
airborne ground surveillance ⓘ
strategic bombing (B-52H powerplant) ⓘ
usedOnAircraft Boeing B-52H Stratofortress ⓘ
Boeing E-3 Sentry ⓘ
Boeing E-3A ⓘ
linked to: Boeing E-3 Sentry

Boeing E-3B ⓘ
linked to: Boeing E-3 Sentry

Boeing E-3C ⓘ
linked to: Boeing E-3 Sentry

Boeing E-3D (RAF, as CFM56 on later variants – TF33 on early test/derivative platforms) ⓘ
Boeing E-8 Joint STARS ⓘ
linked to: E-8 Joint STARS

Boeing KC-135 (early turbofan variants / testbeds) ⓘ
Boeing OC-135B ⓘ
Boeing RC-135 variants ⓘ
Boeing TC-18E ⓘ
linked to: Boeing C-18

Boeing WC-135 ⓘ
linked to: WC-135

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter ⓘ
linked to: C-141 Starlifter

Lockheed EC-121 (late variants / testbeds) ⓘ
linked to: EC-121 Warning Star

Lockheed EC-135 variants ⓘ
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS ⓘ
linked to: E-8 Joint STARS

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