Pratt & Whitney has delivered the 500th F119 engine, which powers
the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, to the U.S. Air Force. This delivery is
accompanied by another significant milestone for the F119 program –
more than 20 years of simulated operational service through Accelerated
Mission Tests (AMTs), an achievement that further demonstrates the
maturity and dependability of the world's first fifth-generation fighter
engine.
An accelerated mission test compresses many years of operational service
into a short duration test, which allows for a robust evaluation of
engine durability. During the most recent period of testing, an F119
production engine ran for nearly 570 hours, accumulating more than 2,000
cycles or approximately four years of service. Combined with previous
testing, this engine has now surpassed 20 years of simulated operational
service. Pratt & Whitney F119 engines have accumulated over 230,000
of actual operational flight hours powering the F-22 fleet.
Click here to read the Pratt & Whitney press release.
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