Category: Air Force

While waiting for the U.S. Air Force to decide whether to change the B-52H’s engines, Pratt & Whitney has gone ahead to propose an upgrade package that will improve the fuel and maintenance performance of its existing TF33 turbofan.

By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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The RoKAF needed to fix two turbine shrouds from the GE F110-GE-129 engine fairly quickly and they turned to 3D printer manufacturer InssTek for the solution.

By 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces (2013.8. 레드플래그 알래스카 훈련 Republic of Korea Air Force) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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This October, the first F-35A assembled by Italy, AL-1, will make its maiden flight from the assembly line at Cameri Air Base in northern Italy.

By MSgt John Nimmo Sr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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