General Electric CT7-8A7
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a General Electric CT7-8A7 engine, rated at about 2685 horsepower. The Sikorsky CH-148 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2008 and 2009.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as General Electric CT7-8A7. FAA spelling: CT7-8A7.
Fitted to model families
Sikorsky CH-148
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the General Electric CT7-8A7 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8NE, held by General Electric Company Ge Aviation). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Connecticut 2 of these aircraft
- Sikorsky Aircraft CORP 2 of these aircraft
These connections as data: /graph/engine/general-electric-ct7-8a7.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N801CN | Sikorsky CH-148 |
Rotorcraft | Sikorsky Aircraft CORP Stratford, Connecticut |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N802CN | Sikorsky CH-148 |
Rotorcraft | Sikorsky Aircraft CORP Stratford, Connecticut |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.