Japanese Government To Purchase 42 F135-Powered JSFs
The announcement by the Japanese government to purchase 42 F-35
Lightning II aircraft as the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s
(JASDF) next-generation fighter has Pratt & Whitney basking in
the glow of the Rising Sun. The company is the sole source for
engines for the JSF.
Tough duty... let's face it, having anything to do with either the F-15 or F-18 is a high point for any aviator... and the folks at Sandel are getting a chance to live part of the dream through the products that they have provided to NASA under a research program. And best of all, they're working with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB -- the agency's premier installation for atmospheric flight research and operations.
Bob Withington Also Built 1941 Wind Tunnel, Served As Boeing
VP
In April, it will be time to commemorate the 60th anniversary of
the first flight of the US Air Force's B-52 bomber. More
remarkable, the venerable design is expected to remain in service
another 20 years. The last of the original Boeing design team,
whose proposal and balsa scale model won Air Force approval to
build the plane, has passed away at age 94.
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