FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW, July 16,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that its
F100 engine, which powers Boeing's F-15 Eagle and Lockheed Martin's
F-16 Fighting Falcon, has reached 28 million engine flight hours.
This marks a major milestone for the engine that powers more than
2,000 aircraft around the world and has been relied on by dozens of
countries during its 40-plus years of service.
The F100 was the first engine to power both the F-15 Eagle and
the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Today, it is the exclusive propulsion
system for the U.S. Air Force's F-15 fleet, as well as the F-16s of
the Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron ("Thunderbirds"). There
are more than 3,800 F100 engines currently in service, powering
aircraft in 23 different nations. Customers continue to choose the
F100 as the mainstay of their fleets, because of its
industry-leading mission availability rates, its best-in-class
safety record, and its advanced engine technologies.
Since its entry into military service in 1972, the F100 has an
unmatched record of safety with the lowest non-recoverable
in-flight shutdowns in its class. The latest configuration
F100-PW-229 engine, in service for more than 25 years, has zero
Class A mishaps since initial operation.
In addition, Pratt & Whitney has placed the F100 at the
forefront of fighter engine development. In 1985, it was the first
fighter engine to utilize a full-authority digital electronic
engine control. In 2006, it was the first fighter engine to
increase engine depot maintenance interval to 6,000 total
accumulated cycles, which afforded a significant improvement in
reliability.
As the only manufacturer of fifth generation engines – the F119
engine for the F-22 Raptor and the F135 engine for the F-35
Lightning II – Pratt & Whitney is uniquely positioned to
incorporate technology improvements into fourth generation engines
like the F100. The recent insertion of fifth-generation engine
technologies, such as coatings and alloys, will keep the F100 on
the cutting edge for decades to come.
"The F100 program's achievement of reaching 28 million engine
flight hours powering the F-15 and F-16 is a testament to the Pratt
& Whitney team and our proven legacy of fighter engine
technology," said Matthew Bromberg,
president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines. "We look forward
to continuing to support our 23 current F100 customers, as well as
all future customers, for many more years and milestones to
come."
About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a
world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft and
helicopter engines, and auxiliary power units. United Technologies
Corp., based in Farmington,
Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services
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procurement priorities and practices, budget plans and availability
of funding, and in the number of aircraft to be built; challenges
in the design, development, production and support of advanced
technologies, and the realization of the anticipated benefits
associated with those advanced technologies; as well as other risks
and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from
time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s Securities and Exchange
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