The Teledyne CAE F106 (company designation Model 472) was a small
American
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turbofan
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engine developed to power
cruise missile
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s.
Development and design
The F106 engine was developed during the early 1970s to power the missiles being developed for the
United States Navy
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's cruise missile competition. It powered the
LTV YBGM-110 which lost the competition to the
BGM-109 Tomahawk
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Under contract f ...
. While the F106 only powered the YBGM-110 prototype, either it or the
Williams F107
The Williams F107 (company designation WR19) is a small turbofan engine made by Williams International. The F107 was designed to propel cruise missiles. It has been used as the powerplant for the AGM-86 ALCM, and BGM-109 Tomahawk, as well as the ...
could have powered either missile.
[Fulton, Kenneth]
Turbine Engines of the World: Teledyne CAE (USA)
''Flight International''. 2 January 1975, Vol. 107, No. 3434. p. 26. However, the Navy selected the F107 engine with the BGM-109 missile.
The F106 engine was also a competitor to power the
AGM-86 ALCM
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cruise missile for the
United States Air Force
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, but it likewise lost to the Williams F107 engine.
[Fulton, Ken]
"International Turbine Engine Directory: Teledyne CAE (USA)
''Flight International''. 13 January 1979, Vol. 115, No. 3643. pp. 132-133.
Specifications (F106-CA-100)
See also
References
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Low-bypass turbofan engines
1970s turbofan engines
F106