Engine

F100

F100-PW-229 ENGINE
The Engine of Choice for Today's F-15 and F-16

F100: Celebrating 50 years of trusted, reliable performance

July 27th, 2022

  • Trusted Partner

    Pratt & Whitney’s F100 engines have powered the USAF’s entire F-15 fleet for the past 40 years, including the most current variants, and the F100-PW-229 is fully capable of integrating with the F-15EX.

  • Most Experienced

    The F100 has industry-leading safety, reliability, and performance, delivering superior capability to the warfighter. That’s why there are more than 3,800 F100 engines in 23 air forces around the world.

  • Ready to Ramp

    Offering 5th generation technology in a fully modular architecture. Support systems are already in place at F-15 bases around the world.

F100-PW-229 Milestones


December 1989: 1st production delivery


September 1990: Successful field service evaluation


April 1992: 1st operational introduction


September 2010: 6,000 TAC Accelerated Mission Test completed


February 2020: First F100-229 achieves 6,000 TACs 

June 2022: F100 surpasses 30 million engine flight hours

THE ENGINE OF CHOICE FOR TODAY'S F-15 AND F-16

 

 

With over 30 million flight hours flown by 23 air forces, the F100 family of engines is the most trusted and experienced propulsion solution for our customers around the world. The F100 is the exclusive propulsion system for the USAF’s entire fleet of operational F-15s; and its industry-leading dependability, reliability, and performance delivers superior capability to the warfighter. The F100 is currently in production and Pratt & Whitney is committed to supporting the F100 fleet for decades to come; to include powering the new F-15EX.

 

 

REDEFINING FULL LIFE

The F100-PW-229 achieves the objective of increasing engine depot maintenance interval from 4,300 to 6,000 total
accumulated cycles (TACs), effectively extending the typical depot interval from 7 to 10 years and provides a 30 percent
life-cycle cost reduction over the life of the engine.
 
The latest configuration is especially important to the end user in increasing the depot maintenance interval and reducing
operating cost of F-15 and F-16 fleets. This configuration is the standard in all new production F100-PW-229 engines.
The current configuration of the F100-PW-229 engine is suitable for new USAF fighter applications, such as the F-15EX.

ENGINE CHARACTERISTICS

Thrust 29,160 pounds (129.7 kN)

 

Weight (specification maximum) 3,826 pounds (1,735 kg)

 

Length 191 inches (4.85 m)

 

Inlet diameter 34.8 inches (0.88 m)

 

Maximum diameter 46.5 inches (1.18 m)

 

Bypass ratio 0.36

 

Overall pressure ratio 32 to 1

 

Thrust to weight 7.6

F100: FULL PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONAL MATURITY WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.
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