Back-up F119 turbine development dropped as redesign passes key test
A redesigned turbine for Pratt&Whitney's F119 Advanced Tactical Fighter engine recently passed a crucial series of worst-case tests, doing well enough that P&W and the U.S. Air Force are ready to abandon an all-new turbine design that had been in the works as a back-up. "The stunning success of the...
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