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Rolls-Royce’s F130 engine clears altitude and operability tests
Rolls-Royce and USAF teams tested the F130 engine at AEDC in Tennessee, validating performance in tough conditions.
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B-52's New F130 Engine Complete Altitude and Operability Testing
Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130's ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...
Rolls-Royce has completed altitude and operability testing of the F130 engine, a key milestone in the USAF B-52 re-engining program toward the B-52J standard.
Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced it has completed altitude and operability testing on the F130 engines for the B-52 Stratofortress.
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed altitude and operability testing for the F130 engine in another step towards delivering for the United States Air Force (USAF) B-52J Stratofortress.
The planned replacement of aging Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103s is intended to keep the B-52s flying after the B-1 and B-2 bombers retire in the 2030s, when the upgraded Stratofortress and ...
Royce said on Tuesday that it has completed altitude and operability testing for the company's F130 engine as part of the U.S ...
Rolls-Royce has completed altitude and operability testing of its F130 engine, a key step in the re-engining of the B-52J ...
Rolls Set For Final Round Of B-52J Dual Pod Inlet Tests is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...
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The B-52J upgrade explained, how a 1960s bomber is being rebuilt to fly through 2060
The Air Force is spending $48.6 billion to transform the B-52 into the B-52J, with new Rolls-Royce F130 engines, a modern ...
With just some B-52s equipped for the nuclear mission and all of them in high demand around the globe, finding time to install the upgrades is an issue.
The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...
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