GE XA100 Will Fit STOVL F-35B, But Pratt Questions Practicality

F-35B

Credit: Lockheed Martin
COLORADO SPRINGS and EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut—As a U.S. Defense Department decision looms over the potential future use of adaptive engines in the Lockheed Martin F-35, General Electric says a study has concluded that the XA100 advanced propulsion system could work in the short takeoff and...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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