GE CF6-80E1A3
Active General Electric CF6-80E1A3 high-bypass turbofan variant in the CF6-80E1 family, represented in Airbus A330 and A330 MRTT propulsion configurations. The EASA type-certificate data sheet lists 304.848 kN (68,530 lbf) five-minute takeoff thrust and 268.683 kN (60,400 lbf) maximum continuous thrust under dry sea-level static conditions; the typed maximum-thrust field stores the EASA takeoff value. Airbus Defence and Space publishes 320 kN (72,000 lbf) for the CF6-80E1A3 in its A330 MRTT product brochure, retained here as aircraft-product context rather than substituted for the EASA certification value.
Identity
- Aliases
- CF6-80E1A3GE CF6-80E1A3CF6-80E1 A3
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- GE CF6-80E1A3
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Max Thrust Kn
- 304.848
- Sea Level Static Thrust Kn
- 304.848
- Description
- Active General Electric CF6-80E1A3 high-bypass turbofan variant in the CF6-80E1 family, represented in Airbus A330 and A330 MRTT propulsion configurations. The EASA type-certificate data sheet lists 304.848 kN (68,530 lbf) five-minute takeoff thrust and 268.683 kN (60,400 lbf) maximum continuous thrust under dry sea-level static conditions; the typed maximum-thrust field stores the EASA takeoff value. Airbus Defence and Space publishes 320 kN (72,000 lbf) for the CF6-80E1A3 in its A330 MRTT product brochure, retained here as aircraft-product context rather than substituted for the EASA certification value.
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 08:08:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 11:01:13 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- EASA TCDS lists CF6-80E1A3 as a distinct approved model in the CF6-80E1 series and gives 304.848 kN (68,530 lbf) five-minute takeoff thrust and 268.683 kN (60,400 lbf) maximum continuous thrust under dry sea-level static conditions.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA IM.E.007 — CF6-80E1 Series Engines, Issue 03
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Current EASA safety publication preserves CF6-80E1A3 as an explicit type-designation boundary.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA US-2025-10-11 — CF6-80E1 HPT disks
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Airbus Defence and Space identifies General Electric CF6-80E1A3 as an A330 MRTT powerplant option and publishes 320 kN (72,000 lbf) in the product specification; this is retained as aircraft-product context alongside the EASA certification rating.
- Publisher
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Title
- A330 MRTT — The Tanker of Choice