Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Program Moving Closer To Production Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney has delivered its final Conventional Take
Off and Landing/Carrier Variant (CTOL/CV) F135 flight test engine
to the F-35 Joint Program Office, completing another step as the
program transitions from System Development and Demonstration to
production.
"I am tremendously proud of the Pratt & Whitney F135 team
who has worked so tirelessly over the last eight years, in
partnership with the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin,
to get to this significant point in the F135 program," said Warren
Boley, Vice President of F135 Engine Programs. "This final CTOL/CV
F135 engine delivery is another demonstration of the continued
maturing of this engine program, which has logged more than 12,850
test hours and will begin production engine deliveries later this
month."
Pratt & Whitney has delivered 17 flight test engines and
expects to deliver the final Short Take Off and Vertical Landing
(STOVL) flight test engine early this year.
"What makes this milestone even more exciting is that it
signifies a transition from development activity to production, as
we are poised to deliver our first production CTOL/CV F135 engine
within several days of delivering this final CTOL flight test
engine," Boley said. "We are proud to continue successfully
powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program, and our eyes
are also trained on the day when our first production F135 CTOL
engine will be installed in a production F-35 and delivered to our
military men and women."
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