More Details Emerge On F-35 Engine Fire

FARNBOROUGH — The blade rubbing that prompted a fire in an F-35A and led to a fleedwide grounding took place in the third-stage fan of the integrally bladed rotor (IBR) in the low-pressure section of the F135 engine, according to Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, program executive officer for the U.S...

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