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BA 747-100 engines?

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Old 11th Oct 2007, 17:18
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BA 747-100 engines?

I am sure some wise soul will be able to tell me which engines BA used on their 747-100s. I was told they were P&W but I don't know for certain. All I know is they looked completely different to the RR engines on the 747-200s.

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Pratt Whitney JT9D-7, as far as I can recall (although some early ones may have been -3s, but later upgraded to -7s).
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Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7 engines on BA's B747-136 aircraft.
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Thanks guys!
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Early BA 747-136's had P & W JT9D-3A engines. After the JT9D-7 went into service P&W offered a conversion kit to upgrade the -3A's to -7CN's (CN for converted) which retained a lot of the external bits in the same locations as the -3A but installed -7 internal bits especially the combustion and turbine sections and upped the thrust. BA used to paint -7A or -7CN on the engine exterior as the component location differences were significant and it helped to know what was under the cowls before starting work.
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The JT9 was the only option for the 747-100. RRs and GEs were only available until the -200 arrived.
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