CFM International CFM56
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The CFM International CFM56 series is a Franco-American family of high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines made by CFM International, with a thrust range of 18,500 to 34,000 lbf. CFMI is a 50–50 joint-ow
Rear view of a CFM56-5
U.S. President Nixon (left) and French President Georges Pompidou (right) prior to the 1973 U.S.–French summit in Reykjavík, Iceland
Several re-engined KC-135R aircraft performing an elephant walk. The new engines are CFM56-2 high-bypass turbofans.
The CFM-56 installed on the DC-8
Douglas DC-8
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The Douglas DC-8 is an early long-range narrow-body jetliner designed and produced by the American Douglas Aircraft Company. Work began in 1952 toward the United States Air Force's requirement for a j
CFM International CFM56
…two weeks away from being dissolved. The program was saved when Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Flying Tigers chose the CFM56 to re-engine their Douglas DC-8 aircraft as part of the Super 70 program. The first engines entered service in 1982. The CFM56 was later selected to re-engine the Boeing 737. Boeing…
DC-8-72 over the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in 1998. This aircraft, once operated by NASA, was re-engined with CFM56s.
DC-8 cockpit
Six-abreast economy cabin, 1973
The DC-8-10 was first launched on April 9, 1958.