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Proper Designation

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The military designation of the General Electric turbofan engines going on 52 modernized C-5 transports is: F138-GE-100. Wednesday’s entry Lockheed Inducts Next C-5 for Upgrades now reflects that. For those of you wondering, the engine’s commercial designation is: CF6-80C2.

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