General Electric F404-GE-400
Historical General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan variant installed as the single powerplant of the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability demonstrators. The X-31 installation paired the engine with three thrust-vectoring paddles for pitch and yaw control in post-stall flight.
Identity
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- General Electric F404-GE-400
- Status
- historical
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- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 71.17
- Description
- Historical General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan variant installed as the single powerplant of the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability demonstrators. The X-31 installation paired the engine with three thrust-vectoring paddles for pitch and yaw control in post-stall flight.
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- Creation Time
- September 8, 2026 at 10:05:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 10:05:56 UTC
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- Search Name
- General Electric F404-GE-400
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- NASA identifies the X-31 as powered by a single General Electric F404-GE-400 turbofan producing 16,000 lb thrust in afterburner and describes the adjacent three-paddle thrust-vectoring system.
- Publisher
- NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
- Title
- X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- NASA Dryden independently identifies one F404-GE-400 engine and the thrust-vectoring paddle installation.
- Publisher
- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
- Title
- X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator fact sheet
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- The technical report corroborates a single GE F404 engine with approximately 16,000 lb uninstalled gross thrust.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- The X-31A quasi-tailless flight test results