Pause in Pratt's F135 Powerplant Test
Pratt & Whitney has halted tests of the first production-configured F135 short takeoff-vertical landing (Stovl) engine after a routine borescope exam uncovered erosion in the second-stage vanes of the powerplant's low-pressure turbine. The engine, which was being tested at the company's West Palm...
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