Pratt & Whitney F135
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The Pratt & Whitney F135 is an afterburning turbofan developed for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a single-engine strike fighter. It has two variants; a Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) variant used in the F-35A and F-35C, and a two-cycle Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant used in the F-35B[1] that includes a forward lift fan. The first production engines were delivered in 2009.[2]
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F135 engine during the JSF System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase | |
Type | Turbofan |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Pratt & Whitney |
Major applications | Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II |
Developed from | Pratt & Whitney F119 |
Developed from the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine used on the F-22 Raptor, the F135 produces around 28,000 lbf (125 kN) of thrust and 43,000 lbf (191 kN) with afterburner.[3][4] The F135 competed with the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 to power the F-35.