Fixing the F135 Engine

摘要

In June, a pilot was readying for a training sortie in F-35A AF-27 at Eglin AFB, Fla., when his airplane caught fire. He shut down the engine and exited the jet aircraft safely, but the F-35 fleet was largely grounded while specialists with three services, Lockheed Martin, and Pratt & Whitney studied the problem. The delay slowed flight testing and prevented F-35Bs from making a flying appearance at the Farnborough Air Show in Britain.