Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan

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afterburning turbofan engine military aircraft engine

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.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Pratt & Whitney F100	4
F100-PW-100	1
F100-PW-200	1
F100-PW-220	1
F100-PW-220E	1
F100-PW-229	1
Pratt & Whitney F100 in some F-16 variants	1
Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan canonical	1
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220U	1
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1359239 — 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: Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
Context triple: [F-16 Fighting Falcon, powerplant, Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan]

A. Pratt & Whitney PW2000
The Pratt & Whitney PW2000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine family widely used on medium-range commercial and military transport aircraft.
B. Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100
The Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
C. Pratt & Whitney PW4000
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines widely used on large commercial wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, 767, and Airbus A330.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan
Target entity description: 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.

A. Pratt & Whitney PW2000
The Pratt & Whitney PW2000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine family widely used on medium-range commercial and military transport aircraft.
B. Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100
The Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine used to power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft.
C. Pratt & Whitney PW4000
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines widely used on large commercial wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747, 767, and Airbus A330.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	afterburning turbofan engine ⓘ military aircraft engine ⓘ
applicationRole	fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ tactical strike aircraft propulsion ⓘ
configuration	twin-spool turbofan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developmentStart	late 1960s ⓘ
enteredService	mid-1970s ⓘ
feature	afterburner ⓘ annular combustor ⓘ axial-flow compressor ⓘ digital engine control in later variants ⓘ variable stator vanes ⓘ
firstRun	early 1970s ⓘ
fuelType	aviation kerosene (JP-8 and similar military jet fuels) ⓘ
generation	third-generation fighter engine ⓘ
introducedForProgram	F-15 air superiority fighter program ⓘ Lightweight Fighter program ⓘ surface form: F-16 lightweight fighter program
manufacturer	Pratt & Whitney ⓘ
marketPosition	competitor to General Electric F110 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ rapid throttle response ⓘ reliability improvements in later variants ⓘ supersonic performance capability ⓘ
notableVariant	Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: F100-PW-100 Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: F100-PW-200 Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: F100-PW-220 Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: F100-PW-220E Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: F100-PW-229
primaryUsers	United States Air Force ⓘ
status	in operational service ⓘ
successorInFamily	Pratt & Whitney F119 ⓘ Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
thrustClass	approximately 23,000–29,000 lbf with afterburner ⓘ
usedByCountry	Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Israel ⓘ Japan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ surface form: Taiwan Turkey ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
usedInAircraft	F-15 Eagle ⓘ surface form: Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ surface form: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ surface form: Lockheed Martin F-16C/D F-15 Eagle ⓘ surface form: McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

F-16 Fighting Falcon → powerplant → Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan ⓘ

F-15 Eagle → engineModel → Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F100

Pratt & Whitney → notableProduct → Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F100

X-47B → engineModel → Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220U

Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan → notableVariant → Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan self-linksurface differs ⓘ