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===== '''LEAP-X & CFM56-5/7 comparison''' <ref name=":3">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rivalry-new-generation-engines-lepa-x-pure-power-pw1000g-daugilis/</ref> =====
The LEAP (Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion) series engine, an upgraded version of the CFM56-5/7 series. This engine is designed to provide power for the next generation of single-aisle commercial jets.
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!Engine series
!LEAP-X
!CFM56-5/7
|-
|Fan
|18 blades
|36 blades
|-
|LPC
|3 stages
|4/3 stages
|-
|HPC
|10 stages
|9 stages
|-
|Combustor
|Twin Annular Premixing Swirler (TAPS II)
|conventional
|-
|HPT
|2 stages
|1 stage
|-
|LPT
|7/5 stages
|4 stages
|-
|Total core stages
|22 stages
|18 stages
|}
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!Model
!Application
!Thrust range
!In service
|-
|LEAP-1A
|Airbus A320 neo family
|24,500-35,000 lbf (109-156 kN)
|Aug 2016
|-
|LEAP-1B
|Boeing 737 MAX family
|23,000-28,000 lbf (100-120 kN)
|May 2017
|-
|LEAP-1C
|COMAC C919
|27,980-31,000 lbf (124.5-137.9 kN)
|2020/2021
|}
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|+
!Model
!Fan diameter
!Bypass ratio
!Weight (wet)
!Thrust to weight (wet) ratio
|-
|LEAP-1A
|78 in (198 cm)
|11:1
|6.632 lb (3.008 kg)
|5.3
|-
|LEAP-1B
|69.4 in (176 cm)
|9:1
|6.128 lb (2780 kg)
|4.5
|-
|LEAP-1C
|78 in (198 cm)
|11:1
|6.632 lb (3.008 kg)
|4.6
|}