General Electric YF120
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The General Electric YF120 was an experimental variable-cycle turbofan engine developed in the late 1980s for advanced U.S. fighter aircraft, notable for its high thrust, fuel efficiency, and adaptability across different flight regimes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Electric F120 (proposed production derivative) | 1 |
| General Electric YF120 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8671651 — 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 YF120 Context triple: [YF-23 Black Widow II, engineOption, General Electric YF120]
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General Electric F110 turbofan
The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.
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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.
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General Electric F414-GE-400
The General Electric F414-GE-400 is a modern afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for high-performance military fighter aircraft, known for its high thrust-to-weight ratio, reliability, and use in advanced U.S. Navy combat jets.
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General Electric F414-GE-100
The General Electric F414-GE-100 is an advanced afterburning turbofan jet engine developed from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s powerplant, optimized to provide high thrust, reliability, and efficiency for modern military aircraft.
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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.
- 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 YF120 Target entity description: The General Electric YF120 was an experimental variable-cycle turbofan engine developed in the late 1980s for advanced U.S. fighter aircraft, notable for its high thrust, fuel efficiency, and adaptability across different flight regimes.
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A.
General Electric F110 turbofan
The General Electric F110 is a high-performance afterburning turbofan engine widely used in modern fighter aircraft, notably various F-16 and F-15 variants, providing increased thrust, reliability, and maintainability over earlier powerplants.
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B.
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.
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C.
General Electric F414-GE-400
The General Electric F414-GE-400 is a modern afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for high-performance military fighter aircraft, known for its high thrust-to-weight ratio, reliability, and use in advanced U.S. Navy combat jets.
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General Electric F414-GE-100
The General Electric F414-GE-100 is an advanced afterburning turbofan jet engine developed from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s powerplant, optimized to provide high thrust, reliability, and efficiency for modern military aircraft.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft engine
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turbofan engine ⓘ |
| applicationDomain | military aviation ⓘ |
| competitor |
Pratt & Whitney YF119
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratt & Whitney F119
|
| configuration | low-bypass afterburning turbofan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| cycleType | adaptive cycle ⓘ |
| designedForAircraft |
Lockheed YF-22
ⓘ
linked to:
F-22 Raptor
Northrop YF-23 ⓘ
linked to:
YF-23 Black Widow II
|
| designedForProgram | Advanced Tactical Fighter program ⓘ |
| designGoal |
good part-throttle fuel consumption
ⓘ
high specific thrust ⓘ reduced infrared signature ⓘ reduced radar cross-section contribution ⓘ supercruise capability support ⓘ |
| developer |
General Electric Aircraft Engines
ⓘ
linked to:
GE Aviation
|
| developmentStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| engineType | variable-cycle turbofan ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s ⓘ |
| feature |
adaptability across different flight regimes
ⓘ
high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ higher-bypass operation for cruise efficiency ⓘ improved fuel efficiency ⓘ low-bypass operation for high-speed performance ⓘ thrust vectoring capability in some test configurations ⓘ |
| generation | fourth-generation fighter engine technology ⓘ |
| influenced | GE adaptive cycle engine research ⓘ |
| intendedProductionApplication | F-22 Raptor ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
powerplant for air superiority fighter
ⓘ
powerplant for multirole fighter ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Electric ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced materials and cooling technologies
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high overall pressure ratio for its time ⓘ variable-cycle operation between high and low bypass modes ⓘ |
| programOutcome | lost Advanced Tactical Fighter engine competition to Pratt & Whitney YF119 ⓘ |
| programType | U.S. Air Force engine demonstrator ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
General Electric F110
ⓘ
linked to:
General Electric F110 turbofan
General Electric F120 (proposed production derivative) ⓘ
linked to:
General Electric YF120
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| status |
not selected for production
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prototype ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstratorFor | later adaptive-cycle engine concepts ⓘ |
| testApplication |
YF-22 prototype
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YF-23 prototype ⓘ |
| testEnvironment |
flight test on YF-22
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flight test on YF-23 ⓘ ground test stands ⓘ |
| thrustClass |
approximately 24,000–26,000 lbf class dry
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approximately 35,000 lbf class in afterburner ⓘ |
| usedFor | advanced fighter aircraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Electric YF120 Description of subject: The General Electric YF120 was an experimental variable-cycle turbofan engine developed in the late 1980s for advanced U.S. fighter aircraft, notable for its high thrust, fuel efficiency, and adaptability across different flight regimes.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: General Electric YF120