P&W Logs 4,000 SDD Test Hours on F135 Engine for The JSF

Posted on: Nov. 30th, 2005 || Source: prnewswire.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney F135 ground test engines have logged more than 4,000 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) ground test hours as the company nears completion of the engine that will power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) first flight next year. Pratt & Whitney is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

The 4,000 SDD hours, combined with more than 3,500 hours accumulated during the Concept Demonstration Aircraft (CDA) phase of the F-35 development program, demonstrate an unprecedented level of maturity and experience as the
lead propulsion system on the JSF development program.
The milestone, achieved during engine runs at the company's advanced test facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., represents the combined total test hours of F135 SDD development engines including both Conventional Take-Off and Landing
(CTOL)/Carrier Variant (CV) and Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL)configuration engines.

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