F414

The F414, an engine in the 98-kN thrust class, is an upgraded version of GE’s F404. It powers Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet twin-jet fighter and its EA-18G Growler electronic warfare derivative.

MTU produces the high-pressure compressor spool and various parts for the F414.

• Two-shaft turbofan engine with afterburner
• Powder-metal turbine disks
• Single-crystal turbine blades
• Convergent/divergent nozzle
• Modular design
• Digital control unit
• On-condition maintenance

• High-pressure compressor spool and other components

• GE
• GKN Aerospace
• Alstom
• Sauter Bachmann
• Magellan

• Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
• Boeing EA-18G Growler
• Saab Gripen JAS-39E