General Electric CF34-8E

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high-bypass turbofan turbofan engine

The General Electric CF34-8E is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed by GE Aviation to power regional jet aircraft, notably the Embraer 170 family.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
General Electric CF34-8E canonical	2
General Electric CF34	1
General Electric CF34-8	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13040445 — 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 CF34-8E
Context triple: [Embraer 170, engineModel, General Electric CF34-8E]

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. 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.
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 CJ-805-3 turbojet
The General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet is a civil derivative of the military J79 engine, developed in the late 1950s to power early jet airliners with high thrust and improved efficiency.
E. General Electric TF39
The General Electric TF39 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed in the 1960s that pioneered the technology used in modern wide-body airliner and military transport engines.
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 CF34-8E
Target entity description: The General Electric CF34-8E is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed by GE Aviation to power regional jet aircraft, notably the Embraer 170 family.

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. 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.
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 CJ-805-3 turbojet
The General Electric CJ-805-3 turbojet is a civil derivative of the military J79 engine, developed in the late 1950s to power early jet airliners with high thrust and improved efficiency.
E. General Electric TF39
The General Electric TF39 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine developed in the 1960s that pioneered the technology used in modern wide-body airliner and military transport engines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-bypass turbofan ⓘ turbofan engine ⓘ
aircraftFamily	Embraer 170 family ⓘ linked to: Embraer E-Jet family
applicationType	twin-engine regional jets ⓘ
bypassRatio	high bypass ratio ⓘ
certificationAuthority	EASA ⓘ FAA ⓘ
combustorType	annular combustor ⓘ
compressorType	axial-flow compressor ⓘ
configuration	two-shaft turbofan ⓘ
controlSystem	FADEC ⓘ full authority digital engine control ⓘ
cooling	air-cooled turbine blades ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designGoal	fuel efficiency ⓘ high reliability ⓘ low emissions ⓘ low noise ⓘ
developedFrom	General Electric CF34 core ⓘ General Electric CF34-8 ⓘ linked to: General Electric CF34-8E
developer	GE Aviation ⓘ
emissionsCompliance	ICAO standards ⓘ
familyGeneration	CF34-8 series ⓘ
familyRole	variant optimized for Embraer 170 family ⓘ
fuelType	Jet A ⓘ Jet A-1 ⓘ aviation kerosene ⓘ
ignitionSystem	dual igniters ⓘ
intendedUse	civil transport ⓘ commercial aviation ⓘ
introductionContext	regional jet expansion in early 2000s ⓘ
manufacturer	GE Aviation ⓘ General Electric Company ⓘ linked to: General Electric
marketSegment	regional jets ⓘ
mountingConfiguration	underwing podded installation ⓘ
noiseCompliance	ICAO Chapter 4 ⓘ
partOfFamily	General Electric CF34 ⓘ linked to: General Electric CF34-8E
powers	Embraer 170 ⓘ Embraer 175 ⓘ
primaryApplication	regional jet aircraft ⓘ
starterType	air turbine starter ⓘ
status	in commercial service ⓘ
supportProgram	GE OnPoint solutions ⓘ
targetOperators	regional airlines ⓘ
thrustClass	approximately 14,000–15,000 lbf ⓘ
thrustReverserCompatibility	target-type thrust reverser ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Embraer 170 → engineModel → General Electric CF34-8E ⓘ

Embraer 175 → engineModel → General Electric CF34-8E ⓘ

General Electric CF34-8E → partOfFamily → General Electric CF34 ⓘ

linked to: General Electric CF34-8E

General Electric CF34-8E → developedFrom → General Electric CF34-8 ⓘ