

GE/Rolls-Royce F136 JSF engine in jeopardy







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RE: What's that sound I hear?
By MrFord on 7/27/2009 1:21:27 PM , Rating: 2
True, true, Obama just canceled all development fund for the JSF and since other countries are almost ready to deploy their new next-generation combat aircraft... oh wait, the JSF is still on it's way, and it's the same fighter that other countries are planning to buy, too. Well I guess they will all flock to the Sukhoi PAK... oh wait, they most probably wont.

You know of a lot of military aircrafts available with 2 or more engine manufacturers? Even in commercial aviation, this is not a widespread thing, and it started to be available only in the '70s (excluding the RR Conway on 707-420s and DC8-40s).

You should be glad that your taxpayers money will not be used to fund an engine that either wont be popular, or only used on foreign market F-35s. If that aircraft was designed to be a common base for the Air Force and the Navy, you bet they will buy from the same engine manufacturer too.


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