General Electric GE36

GE36
A mockup of the GE36 at the Musée aéronautique et spatial Safran
Type Unducted fan
National origin United States
Manufacturer General Electric Aircraft Engines
First run August 29, 1985
Major applications Boeing 7J7 (proposed)
McDonnell Douglas MD-94X (proposed)
Number built 2
Developed from General Electric F404

The General Electric GE36 was an experimental aircraft engine, a hybrid between a turbofan and a turboprop, known as an unducted fan (UDF) or propfan. The GE36 was developed by General Electric Aircraft Engines, with its CFM International equal partner Snecma taking a 35 percent share of development. Development was cancelled in 1989.

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