General Electric CF6-50C2
The CF6-50C2 high-bypass turbofan variant documented for the DC-10-30 branch.
Identity
- Aliases
- CF6-50C2GE CF6-50C2CF6-50C2 high-bypass turbofan
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- General Electric CF6-50C2
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- The CF6-50C2 high-bypass turbofan variant documented for the DC-10-30 branch.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 5, 2026 at 00:00:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:00:34 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- The official report identifies the aircraft as powered by three General Electric CF6-50C2 high-bypass-ratio turbofan engines.
- Publisher
- Federal Aviation Administration / National Transportation Safety Board
- Title
- Aircraft Accident Report: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-04
- Note
- The FAA aircraft/engine table identifies DC10-30 with CF6-50C2 and three engines, distinct from DC10-10/CF6-6D and DC10-40/JT9D-20 siblings.
- Publisher
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Title
- AC 36-1H: Noise Levels for U.S. Certificated and Foreign Aircraft
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- The U.S. Air Force identifies three General Electric CF6-50C2 turbofans on the KC-10A Extender.
- Publisher
- U.S. Air Force
- Title
- KC-10 Extender fact sheet