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JSTARS Re-Engining Program Progresses As Air Force Studies Alternatives

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Thursday, February 10th, 2011

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By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the JT8D propulsion pod's bleed air system's preliminary design review for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), the company said yesterday. The bleed air system extracts high-pressured hot air generated from the JT8D's engines and converts it into cool air. The cool air pressurizes the Air Cycle Machines and cools the aircraft's environmental control system, cabin and mission equipment. This design effort has been a major focus of the…

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