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Pratt & Whitney Delivers 50th F135 Engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Pratt & Whitney has successfully delivered the 50th production F135 engine – powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – to the U.S. Department of Defense. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
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Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours Powering the F-35
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine – exclusively powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – exceeded 20,000 total engine hours while powering the fleet of F-35 flight test aircraft, including 17,700 ground test hours and 2,500 flight test hours. This… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney F135 STOVL Successfully Completed Rigorous Thermal Testing
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 18, 2010 – The Pratt & Whitney F135 short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant propulsion system took one more step toward government certification recently with the successful completion of one of the most rigorous, demanding tests in… Continue reading
F135 Engine Exceeds 19,000 Hours as Short Take Off Vertical Landing Variant Nears Initial Service Release Certification
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 20, 2010 – The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has surpassed 19,000 hours and the Short Take Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant is in the final stages of testing prior to receiving Initial Service Release Certification… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney F135 Propulsion System Achieves Historic Supersonic Success
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June, 28, 2010 – The Pratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system has powered the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant through another major program achievement, with the first supersonic flight of… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney F135 Propulsion System Achieves Successful First Navy Variant F-35C Flight, Installation of First Production F135
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June, 23, 2010 – The Pratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system celebrated two major program milestones recently, with the successful maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin Navy variant F-35C Lightning II, powered by a production configuration F135… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney Stands Behind Cost Commitment on F135 Engine for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II aircraft continues to realize production cost reduction benefits, and Pratt & Whitney has offered to provide the F-35 Joint Program Office with a… Continue reading