News Review: GE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team prepares to test 5th engine | ADM Nov 2010

1 November 2010

 

The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team will initiate testing on its fifth F136 development engine in 2010, executing a test schedule that positions the F136 program for flight testing next year in the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
The new test engine is installed at GE’s test facility in Evendale, Ohio, and will undergo Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) flight clearance endurance testing and advance the F136 program toward Initial Flight Release next year.
Another new test engine (Engine 007) began testing at GE’s test facility in July, and is undergoing performance operability qualification tests, including additional controls, augmentor and fan testing. The Fighter Engine Team plans to reach 1,000 hours of testing in 2010.

The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team will initiate testing on its fifth F136 development engine in 2010, executing a test schedule that positions the F136 program for flight testing next year in the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

The new test engine is installed at GE’s test facility in Evendale, Ohio, and will undergo Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) flight clearance endurance testing and advance the F136 program toward Initial Flight Release next year.

Another new test engine (Engine 007) began testing at GE’s test facility in July, and is undergoing performance operability qualification tests, including additional controls, augmentor and fan testing.

The Fighter Engine Team plans to reach 1,000 hours of testing in 2010.

 

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