F119 turbine redesign tests to start next month

The U.S. Air Force and Pratt&Whitney next month will start testing an F119 turbine modification designed to improve the Advanced Tactical Fighter turbofan's durability and thrust specific fuel consumption, according to AF Lt. Col. Chris Seat, the F-22 program office's deputy test director. The...

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