General Electric CT7-8A7
General Electric CT7-8A7 exact certified turboshaft variant in the CT7-8 family, intended for and now installed as the marinized powerplant of the Canadian Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone. Lockheed Martin identifies the CT7-8A7 marinized engines and records Royal Canadian Air Force entry into service in mid-2018; no unsupported model-specific performance value is inferred here.
Identity
- Aliases
- CT7-8A7General Electric CT7-8A7GE CT7-8A7CT7-8A7 turboshaft
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- General Electric CT7-8A7
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- General Electric CT7-8A7 exact certified turboshaft variant in the CT7-8 family, intended for and now installed as the marinized powerplant of the Canadian Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone. Lockheed Martin identifies the CT7-8A7 marinized engines and records Royal Canadian Air Force entry into service in mid-2018; no unsupported model-specific performance value is inferred here.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:00:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 08:17:26 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- GE states CT7-8A7 was certified and intended to power the Canadian CH-148 Cyclone.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- Turboshaft Power Supporting Global Markets and Missions
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-13
- Note
- GE identifies CT7-8A7 engines powering RCAF Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- Vector Aerospace named Authorized Service Provider for T700 turboshaft engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Lockheed Martin identifies CT7-8A7 marinized engines on the CH-148 Cyclone and records Royal Canadian Air Force entry into service in mid-2018.
- Publisher
- Lockheed Martin
- Title
- CH-148 Cyclone Helicopter