IHI Corporation F7

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F7
IHI F7 engine for test.png
Type Turbofan
National origin Japan
Manufacturer IHI Corporation
First run2000s
Major applications Kawasaki P-1

The IHI Corporation F7 is a small turbofan engine developed specifically for the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft by IHI Corporation.

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Development

IHI started development work on the high bypass ratio turbofan engine in 1998, based on the low bypass ratio engine XF5-1. and the first prototype XF7-1 was tested from 2000 to 2002. The flight test XF7-10's testing started in 2002. [1]

XF7-10's PFRT (Preliminary Flight Rating Test) started in second quarter 2002, and was completed August 2007 before the XP-1 first flight. PFRT was based on the Military Specification MIL-E-5007D and the original standard about the FADEC system. [2]

An F7-10 engine mounted on the P-1. JMSDF P-1(5512) F7-10 turbofan engine(left wing, inside) left front view at Tokushima Air Base September 30, 2017.jpg
An F7-10 engine mounted on the P-1.

Take off thrust is 60 kN (13,000 lbf), bypass ratio is 8.2, and SFC is 0.34 kg/h/daN. [3] Exhaust emission is under the ICAO's standard, NOx is 54%, CO is 33%, UHC is 0.5%, smoke is 74% when standard is 100%. [4]

Strong alloy materials were selected for high corrosion resistance in salt environments, and a sound absorbing panel is mounted. [5] Noise level is 5~10dB lower than P-3's T56, measurements is 76 dB when idling, 70.6 dB at take off. [6]

P-1's F7-10 is installed thrust reversal with GE's cowl opening systems. [7]

Variants

Applications

Specifications (F7-10)

The cowling and nozzle of the F7 engines. JMSDF P-1(5506) F7-10 Engine in Iwakuni Air Base 20140914-02.JPG
The cowling and nozzle of the F7 engines.

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related development

Related lists

References

  1. XF7-10 development reference paper [ permanent dead link ] p. 11 in TRDI Defense Technology Symposium 2007
  2. XF7-10 PFRT reference paper [ permanent dead link ] p5&p7 in TRDI Defense Technology Symposium 2007
  3. XF7-10 development reference paper p7
  4. XF7-10 PFRT reference paper p13
  5. XF7-10 development reference paper p8
  6. XP-1's inspection report by city council member Archived 2009-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "GE - Cowl Opening Systems". GE Aviation Systems. Retrieved 21 January 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. "Japan tests XF7-1 turbofan". Flight Global. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  9. "AEDC Completes Tests Of XF7-10 Engine | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  10. "Japan's P-1 patrol aircraft faces delays". www.spacedaily.com. Retrieved 2026-01-02.