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F-136 JSF engine lights afterburner

Cincinnati, United States - Is the first full-power test

The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team achieved a significant milestone with the first full-power test of the afterburner on the F-136 test engine, which will be used on Joint Strike Fighter, at Cincinnati, Ohio. The Fighter Engine Team is now focused on preparations for simulated altitude testing at the Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee. The F-136 engine produces 40,000 pounds of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1080177
Rome, Italy, 10/03/2007 18:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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