Fri, Mar 26, 2010
Three More F136 Engines Expected To Be Tested This Year
The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully hit full
afterburner on its third new production-configuration engine,
continuing a year of major progress and milestones for the F136
program.
The afterburner tests were conducted in an advanced testing
facility at GE. All major objectives have been reached during this
phase of testing, which included an engine nozzle common to both
F-35 engine programs. The Joint Strike Fighter aircraft was
designed from its inception to include interchangeability with the
F136 engine.
Six F136 engines are scheduled for testing this year, to measure
engine performance and endurance as the competitive engine for the
F-35 program continues to demonstrate steady progress and
significant milestones. F136 performance is meeting all
expectations in terms of thrust, temperature margins, and fuel
consumption -- confirming the vital role that it will play
competing in the Joint Strike Fighter program over several
decades.
“We are marching along in development, making progress
every day, and achieving full afterburner on our newest engine
demonstrates the capability and success of the F136 team. It also
means the F-35 program is another step closer to reaping the proven
benefits of enduring competition in the engine program,” said
Al DiLibero, President of the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine
Team.
“This year will be the biggest yet for the F136 program as
we ramp up our test program and move toward flight test. The F136
is designed specifically for the F-35 aircraft, with an engine core
sized for the aircraft’s current and future needs,”
said Mark Rhodes, Senior Vice President of the GE Rolls-Royce
Fighter Engine Team.
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