A highly successful accelerated mission test (AMT) of Pratt & Whitney's F135 conventional take-off and landing/carrier variant (CTOL/CV) engine was recently completed in the Sea Level 3 test cell (SL-3) at AEDC.
A Total Accumulated Cycle (TAC) count of 2,600, with record TAC accumulation of 80-90 per day was accomplished during the AMT of this F135 engine, found in versions of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
"One reason this test was significant is that it was the first 2,600 TAC Accelerated Mis-sion Test on the F135 engine at AEDC," said John Kelly, AEDC F135 test manager. "Previ-ously these AMTs have been done at the Pratt & Whitney facility in West Palm Beach, Fla."
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A Total Accumulated Cycle (TAC) count of 2,600, with record TAC accumulation of 80-90 per day was accomplished during the AMT of this F135 engine, found in versions of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
"One reason this test was significant is that it was the first 2,600 TAC Accelerated Mis-sion Test on the F135 engine at AEDC," said John Kelly, AEDC F135 test manager. "Previ-ously these AMTs have been done at the Pratt & Whitney facility in West Palm Beach, Fla."
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