GE Aerospace part of $3.5B defense program for adaptive-cycle engine
The DOD has outlines a $3.5B program for a next-generation fighter jet engine pitting GE Aerospace against one of its biggest ...
How a broken part in a jet engine’s ‘blind spot’ brought down an Air Force F-16
An investigation found that the part behind an F-16C crash was in a "blind spot" that Air Force mechanics can't see during ...
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U.S. Air Force Expands Work on Sixth-Generation Fighter Engines
The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new ...
Why The US Air Force Raised Contracts For GE, Pratt & Whitney NGAP Fighter Jet Engines To $3.5 Billion Each
A snapshot of how new, multi-billion-dollar jet engine contracts for the USAF are set to shape the future of US air power.
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Failure In F-16 Engine ‘Blind Spot’ Caused Crash, Report Says
says the cause was a misaligned or turned No. 10 position variable stator vane in the fifth stage of the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 engine. This triggered a subsequent breaking free ...
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
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Comparing The 2 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Engines
GE Aerospace is one of the United States' two major producers of advanced commercial turbofan engines, with the other being Pratt & Whitney. Between 2017 and October 2024, Boeing secured a total of ...
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The alternative aviation magazine
The Block 25 at the 61st FS was an older jet typically built in the early ’80s. The ones I worked on had Pratt & Whitney F100-220E engines, I was run-qualified on those engines. The 310th Fighter ...