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F-35 JSF engine passes design review
November 21, 2006 (by
Lieven Dewitte) -
The engine being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has passed major milestone in the form of a successful Preliminary Design Review.
The three-month review for the F-136 engine was conducted by the F-35 Program Office and Lockheed Martin, along with military and U.S. Department of Defense officials, GE Aviation said in a news release.
"Completing this review process gives us the green light to proceed with activities leading to the next major milestone, the critical design review in late 2007," said Jean Lydon-Rodgers, president of the Fighter Engine Team.
Lydon-Rogers also said in a news release that the F136 project was moving along on budget and on schedule and had reduced the weight of the engine by more than 550 pounds.
About 800 engineers and technicians at GE Aviation's Evendale headquarters, and at Rolls Royce facilities in Indianapolis and Bristol, England, are working on the project.
The first engines are slated to go into production in 2012 with deliveries beginning with the fourth lot in the F-35 production plan.
The F136 produces 40,000 pounds of thrust and will power all three variants of the F-35; the conventional takeoff, carrier based and short-takeoff and vertical landing models.
GE-RR F136 engine [Rolls-Royce photo]
"Completing this review process gives us the green light to proceed with activities leading to the next major milestone, the critical design review in late 2007," said Jean Lydon-Rodgers, president of the Fighter Engine Team.
Lydon-Rogers also said in a news release that the F136 project was moving along on budget and on schedule and had reduced the weight of the engine by more than 550 pounds.
About 800 engineers and technicians at GE Aviation's Evendale headquarters, and at Rolls Royce facilities in Indianapolis and Bristol, England, are working on the project.
The first engines are slated to go into production in 2012 with deliveries beginning with the fourth lot in the F-35 production plan.
The F136 produces 40,000 pounds of thrust and will power all three variants of the F-35; the conventional takeoff, carrier based and short-takeoff and vertical landing models.
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