Turbine Engines
A turbine engine designation consists of four separate elements in the format TSS-MM-NN where T is the type letter, SS is the sequence number, MM is the manufacturer designation (one or two characters), and NN is the model number:
- Type letter
| J | Jet engine |
| T | Turboprop |
| TF or F | Turbofan |
The prefixes X for experimental and Y for service test are used.
- Sequence number
- Each type has its own sequence which started at 30.
- Manufacturer designation
| A | Allison Engine Company |
| AC | Allis-Chalmers |
| AJ | Aerojet |
| B | Buick |
| BO | Boeing |
| CW | Curtiss-Wright |
| F | Ford |
| FF | Frederic Flader |
| G | Garrett AiResearch |
| GE | General Electric |
| GN | Giannini |
| K | Kellog |
| L | Lycoming |
| LA | Lockheed |
| LD | Avco Lycoming |
| MA | Marquardt |
| MN | Mensasco |
| NH | Northrop-Hendy |
| OEL | Orenda |
| P | Pratt & Whitney / United Aircraft of Canada |
| R | Fairchild |
| RM | Reaction Motors |
| T | Continental |
| V | Packard |
| W | Wright |
| WE | Westinghouse |
- Model number
- Odd numbers for the United States Air Force and even numbers for the United States Navy
For example the J79-GE-10 is a Turbojet built by General Electric and is a Navy model.
Read more about this topic: United States Military Aero Engine Designations
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