General Electric TF34-GE-2
General Electric TF34-GE-2 is a retired high-bypass turbofan used as the two-engine powerplant of the Lockheed S-3 Viking, with 9,275 lbf (41.26 kN stored) thrust per engine. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command and the USS Midway Museum identify the exact model and S-3 application, while NAVAIR records the Viking's U.S. Navy retirement in 2009. The later TF34-GE-400B S-3B variant remains a separate identity.
Identity
- Aliases
- TF34-GE-2General Electric TF34-GE-2GE TF34-GE-2
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- General Electric TF34-GE-2
- Status
- retired
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Max Thrust
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- Description
- General Electric TF34-GE-2 is a retired high-bypass turbofan used as the two-engine powerplant of the Lockheed S-3 Viking, with 9,275 lbf (41.26 kN stored) thrust per engine. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command and the USS Midway Museum identify the exact model and S-3 application, while NAVAIR records the Viking's U.S. Navy retirement in 2009. The later TF34-GE-400B S-3B variant remains a separate identity.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Retirement Date
- 2009
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:10:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 19:28:08 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The Navy identifies the S-3 Viking powerplant as two GE TF34-GE-2 turbofan engines and identifies Lockheed as contractor.
- Publisher
- U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
- Title
- S-3 Viking
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- The museum independently identifies two General Electric TF34-GE-2 turbofans at 9,275 lbf each.
- Publisher
- USS Midway Museum
- Title
- S-3 Viking
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- NAVAIR records that the Viking officially retired from U.S. Navy service in 2009, supporting the retired lifecycle and retirement date for the S-3-installed TF34-GE-2 variant.
- Publisher
- Naval Air Systems Command
- Title
- Bittersweet goodbyes: Last S-3 Viking leaves U.S. Navy service