Le réacteur CFM56 : une success story

Le moteur le plus vendu au monde

La fiche wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM_International_CFM56

 

Un peu d’histoire

Sur le F101 développé pour le B-1 Lancer A puis B: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_F101

The F101 was developed specifically for the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft, which became the B-1A. The F101 powered the four development aircraft from 1970 to 1981. The B-1A was officially cancelled in 1977. However the flight test program continued. General Electric was awarded a contract to further develop the F101-102 engine variant. This turbofan eventually powered the B-1B from 1984, entering service in 1986. The B-1’s four F101 engines helped the aircraft win 61 world records for speed, payload and range.

The GE F110 fighter engine is a derivative of theF101, designed using data from the F101-powered variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon tested in the early 1980s. The F101also became the basis for the highly successful CFM56 series of civil turbofans.

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