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F119 Engine Hot Section Demos Full-Life Capability

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Friday, April 1st, 2011

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Pratt & Whitney's F119 engine powering the Air Force's F-22 Raptor reached its first hot section full-life capability of 4,325 total accumulated cycles, during a recent mission at Langley AFB, Va., the company said. This achievement was made possible through an accelerated engine maturity program, using engines that "lead the fleet" to demonstrate full-life capability of F119 production engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. [UTX] company. "Being able to conduct a full-life overhaul, years ahead of the…

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