Garrett F109

The Garrett F109 (Company designation TFE109) was a small turbofan engine developed for the Fairchild T-46 by Garrett AiResearch. With the United States Air Force's cancellation of the T-46 program in 1986, further development of the engine ceased, and with it the civil TFE109 version.

Variants

 * ATE109: The Advanced Technology Engine (ATE) turboshaft, which was built jointly with Allison for the Light Helicopter Experimental (LHX) powerplant program and included the F109 power section.
 * TSE109: A turboshaft demonstrator in the 1,200 shp power class that first ran on August 2, 1984.
 * TFE109: The civil version of the F109.
 * F109-GA-100: The full military designation for the TFE109 turbofan.

Applications

 * Fairchild T-46
 * Promavia Jet Squalus