Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Pratt & Whitney Delivers First F100-229 Engine Enhancement
Package (EEP) Engine
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first ever F100-229
Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) Engine for installation in a
Republic of Korea Air Force F-15. This is the first of six EEP
engines to be delivered to the ROKAF this year, in addition to the
ongoing delivery of engine build kits that will be assembled by
Samsung Techwin in Korea. The engine program is valued at
approximately $200 million and is scheduled for delivery in 2009
and 2010.
"We are honored that the ROKAF has selected the Pratt &
Whitney F100-PW-229 EEP engine to power their fighter fleet," said
Bill Begert, Vice President of Business Development for Pratt &
Whitney. "With the F100-PW-229 EEP engine, we have listened to the
needs of the customer and are delivering to them a high quality,
dependable engine that is safer, more durable and costs
significantly less to operate and maintain."
The F100-PW-229 EEP is the only fighter engine funded and
qualified by the U.S. Air Force to 6,000 cycle capability and is
the latest evolution of the F100 family of fighter aircraft
engines. The F100-PW-229 EEP engine increases the engine depot
inspection interval from seven years to 10 years and provides up to
a 30 percent life cycle cost reduction over the life of the engine.
The EEP will also offer significant safety benefits, with a
predicted 25 percent reduction in the in-flight shutdown rate.
File Photo
Pratt & Whitney military engines include the F135 for the
F-35 Lightning II, the F119 for the F-22 Raptor, the F100 family
that powers the F-15 and F-16, the F117 for the C-17 Globemaster
III, the J52 for the EA-6B Prowler, the TF33 powering AWACS, Joint
STARS, B-52, and KC-135 aircraft, and the TF30 for the F-111.
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