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F135 test demonstrates success of AEDC workshare initiative

ATA Test Engineer Darren Carroll, pictured in front, assists as Pratt & Whitney Test Engineer Ronnie Thomas does a borescope inspection of the fan on the F135 engine. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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F135 test demonstrates success of AEDC workshare initiative

ATA Test Engineer Darren Carroll, pictured in front, assists as Pratt & Whitney Test Engineer Ronnie Thomas does a borescope inspection of the fan on the F135 engine. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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F135 test demonstrates success of AEDC workshare initiative

Aerospace Testing Alliance mechanic Jim Atkielski replaces the borescope plug following a borescope inspection of the F135-PW-100 CTOL/CV. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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F135 test demonstrates success of AEDC workshare initiative

Aerospace Testing Alliance Test Engineer Darren Carroll, pictured in front, assists as Pratt & Whitney Test Engineer Ronnie Thomas does a borescope inspection of the fan on the F135 engine. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)

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AEDC team tests F135 initial production engine

From left, Greg Crabtree, ATA outside machinist, and Jeff Dodd, ATA project manager on the test, stand in front of an F135 engine undergoing validation and altitude development testing in AEDC’s altitude test cell C-1. The F135 engine is a Conventional Take Off and Landing and Carrier Variant (CTOL/CV) that has been designated for low rate initial production to the U.S. government for the F-35 Lightning II program. The engine has been modified and improved based on findings from the F-35 flight and ground test program. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC F135 engine test team reaches important milestone

From left, Capt. Scott Rinella, AEDC Air Force test manager, and John Kelly, AEDC’s Navy project manager on Initial Service Release F135 Joint Strike Fighter engine test, pose for a photo by the engine that will power the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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AEDC F135 engine test team reaches important milestone

AEDC’s John Kelly and Jeff Dodd inspect the F135 engine that will power the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Kelly, AEDC’s Navy project manager on the recently completed F135 engine milestone test, and Dodd, Aerospace Testing Alliance’s project manager on the test entry, were proud to play a role in the test, a milestone in the JSF program. This successfully completed test brings this Initial Service Release F135 engine closer to being certified by the government for flight testing and subsequent use in the fleet. (Photos by Rick Goodfriend)

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Record setter

This F-35 Joint Strike Fighter F135 engine, undergoing ground testing in Arnold Engineering Development Center's J-2 test cell, set a record for the longest duration test ever at the test center, logging 52 consecutive hours. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)

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Afterburner on

A Pratt and Whitney F135 engine undergoes altitude testing at AEDC. It is one of two engines slated to power the F-35 Lightning II. The F135 has logged 3,297 test hours at Arnold. (AEDC photo)

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F135 engine testing begins in ASTF

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine, the powerplant for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is undergoing Initial Flight Release (IFR) altitude qualification testing in Test Cell C-1 in support of attaining approval to begin flight testing. This testing period, which marks the first time an F135 engine has been tested in the center’s Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility (ASTF), represents a critical transition between the development and qualification phases of the overall F135 program.

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AEDC engineers played vital role in F-35 initial flight

A Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, one of two engines slated to power the F-35 Lightning II, undergoes altitude testing at AEDC. AEDC is conducting a multi-year test program worth approximately $200 million in several test facilities for variants of the F135 engine.

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