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Major Commercial Jet Engines and Military Jet Engines

 


Major Commercial Jet Engines (With Thrust Class & Aircraft)

Engine Model

Manufacturer

Type

Thrust Class (lbf)

Typical Aircraft

CFM56-3 / -5 / -7

CFM International

High-bypass turbofan

18,500 – 34,000

Boeing 737 Classic/NG, Airbus A320 family

LEAP-1A / 1B / 1C

CFM International

High-bypass turbofan

24,500 – 35,000

Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX, COMAC C919

GE90-85B / -115B

GE Aerospace

High-bypass turbofan

81,000 – 115,300

Boeing 777

GEnx-1B / -2B

GE Aerospace

High-bypass turbofan

53,000 – 76,000

Boeing 787, Boeing 747-8

CF6-80 Series

GE Aerospace

High-bypass turbofan

48,000 – 72,000

Boeing 747, 767, Airbus A300, A310, A330

PW4000 Series

Pratt & Whitney

High-bypass turbofan

52,000 – 99,000

Boeing 747, 767, 777, Airbus A330

PW1100G (GTF)

Pratt & Whitney

Geared turbofan

24,000 – 33,000

Airbus A320neo

PW1500G

Pratt & Whitney

Geared turbofan

19,000 – 23,000

Airbus A220

V2500-A5

IAE (P&W, RR, MTU, JAEC)

High-bypass turbofan

22,000 – 33,000

Airbus A320 family

Trent 700

Rolls-Royce

High-bypass turbofan

68,000 – 72,000

Airbus A330

Trent 900

Rolls-Royce

High-bypass turbofan

70,000 – 80,000

Airbus A380

Trent 1000

Rolls-Royce

High-bypass turbofan

53,000 – 78,000

Boeing 787

Trent XWB

Rolls-Royce

High-bypass turbofan

84,000 – 97,000

Airbus A350

GP7200

Engine Alliance (GE & P&W)

High-bypass turbofan

70,000 – 76,500

Airbus A380

CF34 Series

GE Aerospace

High-bypass turbofan

8,700 – 20,000

Bombardier CRJ, Embraer E-Jets

PW2000

Pratt & Whitney

High-bypass turbofan

37,000 – 43,000

Boeing 757

JT8D

Pratt & Whitney

Low-bypass turbofan

14,000 – 17,000

Boeing 727, MD-80

JT9D

Pratt & Whitney

High-bypass turbofan

43,000 – 56,000

Boeing 747-100/200, DC-10, Airbus A300


Major Military Jet Engines (With Thrust Class & Aircraft)

Engine Model

Manufacturer

Type

Thrust Class (lbf, with Afterburner if applicable)

Typical Aircraft

F135

Pratt & Whitney

Afterburning turbofan

28,000 dry / 43,000 AB

F-35 Lightning II

F119

Pratt & Whitney

Afterburning turbofan

26,000 dry / 35,000 AB

F-22 Raptor

F100-PW-229

Pratt & Whitney

Afterburning turbofan

17,800 dry / 29,000 AB

F-15, F-16

F110-GE-129

GE Aerospace

Afterburning turbofan

17,000 dry / 29,500 AB

F-16, F-15

F414-GE-400

GE Aerospace

Afterburning turbofan

13,000 dry / 22,000 AB

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, HAL Tejas Mk2

EJ200

EuroJet

Afterburning turbofan

13,500 dry / 20,000 AB

Eurofighter Typhoon

M88-2

Safran Aircraft Engines

Afterburning turbofan

11,000 dry / 17,000 AB

Dassault Rafale

RD-33

Klimov

Afterburning turbofan

11,000 dry / 18,000 AB

MiG-29

AL-31F

Saturn (Russia)

Afterburning turbofan

16,000 dry / 27,500 AB

Su-27, Su-30

TF33

Pratt & Whitney

Turbofan

21,000

B-52 Stratofortress

TF34

GE Aerospace

Turbofan

9,000

A-10 Thunderbolt II

F117 (PW2040 military variant)

Pratt & Whitney

High-bypass turbofan

40,000

C-17 Globemaster III


• Commercial engines are mostly high-bypass turbofans optimized for fuel efficiency and noise reduction.
• Military fighter engines are typically low-bypass afterburning turbofans optimized for thrust-to-weight ratio and supersonic performance.
• Thrust class varies by sub-variant and certification rating.

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