Engine Overview
The F101 engine was originally developed for the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft program, which became the B-1 strategic bomber. Utilizing the same core design as the F101, the F110 and F118 engine derivatives were created by adding new low pressure systems to tailor engine performance to the desired aircraft application.
Rated in the 30,000 pound thrust class, the F101 was the first GE-produced turbofan with an augmentor. Although the planned production program was terminated in 1977, four B-1 aircraft were built and flown through a complete operational flight test program.
GE received a contract to develop the F101-102 augmented turbofan, an improved version from the earlier flight test engine for the B-1B. The first engine was delivered in 1983 and B-1B flight testing began in 1984. The U.S. Air Force accepted the first aircraft in 1985 and the last of 469 F101-GE-102 engines was produced in December 1987.
