GE gets nod for C-5 engine replacement program
General Electric's CF6-80C2 powerplant was selected by Lockheed Martin as the new engine for the C-5 airlifter in a program with a potential value of more than $2.6 billion. GE's proposal called for 504 engines, plus spares. The C-5 is now powered by GE's TF39. GE beat Pratt&Whitney and Rolls-Royce...
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