Garrett ATF3-6 turbofan engines. Northrop Tacit Blue: Ugly Duckling of Stealth Aircraft While a Northrop official described the Tacit Blue as one of the most unstable aircraft ever flown, ...

The Battlefield Surveillance Aircraft Experimental, as it was also known, was powered by twin Garrett ATF3-6 high-bypass turbofans. It boasted a connection to ground command and sophisticated ...

It was also powered by twin Garrett ATF3-6 high-bypass turbofans and boasted a connection to ground command and sophisticated sensors that could be used without detection. Read Full Story Read More ...

Garrett (which ultimately morphed into Honeywell) started a re-engining program in the mid-1980s to replace the Falcon 20’s original GE engines with 4,750-lb.-thrust TFE731-5BR turbofans, nearly ...