General Electric CT7-8A
General Electric CT7-8A is the exact turboshaft variant in the CT7-8 family. GE identifies the CT7-8A as a 2,500 shaft-horsepower engine, certified by the FAA in 2004, and reports more than 700,000 fleet hours in offshore oil and gas service for the S-92 program. Current GE reporting continues to identify CT7-8A engines powering S-92 helicopters and receiving GE-supported maintenance, repair, and overhaul; this supports active lifecycle status without adding an unverified aircraft installation to this identity-only record. The typed shaft-power value is the 2,500 SHP rating converted to 1,864.25 kW. General Electric Company is linked as the canonical manufacturer.
Identity
- Aliases
- CT7-8AGE CT7-8AGeneral Electric CT7-8A
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- General Electric CT7-8A
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Shaft Power Kw
- 1864.25
- Description
- General Electric CT7-8A is the exact turboshaft variant in the CT7-8 family. GE identifies the CT7-8A as a 2,500 shaft-horsepower engine, certified by the FAA in 2004, and reports more than 700,000 fleet hours in offshore oil and gas service for the S-92 program. Current GE reporting continues to identify CT7-8A engines powering S-92 helicopters and receiving GE-supported maintenance, repair, and overhaul; this supports active lifecycle status without adding an unverified aircraft installation to this identity-only record. The typed shaft-power value is the 2,500 SHP rating converted to 1,864.25 kW. General Electric Company is linked as the canonical manufacturer.
- Family
- Manufacturers
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 07:33:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 02:20:56 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-08
- Note
- Current EASA-adopted safety publication explicitly lists General Electric CT7-8A among the affected engine models.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- US-2024-06-51 Engine — CT7-8A
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-08
- Note
- Official EASA safety publication independently enumerates CT7-8A alongside CT7-8, CT7-8A1, CT7-8E, and CT7-8F5.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- US-2011-19-03 CT7-8 Turboshaft Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-08
- Note
- Official EASA aircraft noise record identifies General Electric CT7-8A as the engine type designation for S-92A, but this packet intentionally does not create that installation relationship.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.IM.R.001 S-92A noise TCDSN — CT7-8A
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- Official GE press release identifies the exact CT7-8A as a 2,500 shaft-horsepower engine, reports more than 700,000 fleet hours in the offshore oil and gas market, and notes FAA certification in 2004.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- CT7-8A engine presence expands in oil and gas market
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- Current GE reporting identifies two CT7-8A turboshaft engines powering S-92 helicopters and describes ongoing CT7 maintenance, repair, and overhaul support; used for lifecycle context without creating a vehicle-family relationship.
- Publisher
- GE
- Title
- A Legendary Helicopter Engine Turns to Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Get Back in the Skies
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- Current GE Aerospace CT7 family page establishes the active CT7/T700 product and service family context; exact CT7-8A technical values come from the model-specific GE source above.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- CT7 Engine family