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USAF Says Wind Tunnel Testing Validated F130 Engine Inlet Redesign, As B-52 CERP Looks to Enter Development This Summer

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USAF Says Wind Tunnel Testing Validated F130 Engine Inlet Redesign, As B-52 CERP Looks to Enter Development This Summer
Pictured is a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taking off in support of Bomber Task Force Europe at Morón Air Base, Spain on May 27 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force said that wind tunnel testing that finished last week validated inlet redesign of the Rolls-Royce F130 engine for the U.S. Air Force's Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) for the Boeing [BA] B-52H bomber, as the program looks to enter development this summer. In December 2023, the Air Force approved the transition of CERP from Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) rapid prototyping to Major Capability Acquisition (MCA). "In December 2023, the program received Air Force approval to…

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