A mockup of the GE36 at the Musée aéronautique et spatial Safran
Type
Unducted fan
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
General Electric Aircraft Engines
First run
August 29, 1985[1]
Major applications
Boeing 7J7 (proposed) McDonnell Douglas MD-94X (proposed)
Number built
2[2]
Developed from
General Electric F404
The General Electric GE36 was an experimental aircraft engine, a hybrid between a turbofan and a turboprop, known as an unducted fan (UDF) or propfan. The GE36 was developed by General Electric Aircraft Engines,[3] with its CFM International equal partner Snecma taking a 35 percent share of development.[4] Development was cancelled in 1989.
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