GE/Rolls-Royce Team Details Design Fix For F136 Test Glitch

LOS ANGELES — The General Electric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team is designing a minor change to the spacer between the F136’s fan and vane to prevent a repeat of the failure that abruptly stopped tests of the alternate Joint Strike Fighter engine on Sept. 23. Although the team describes the event...

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