FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW --
Two Pratt & Whitney F119 engines will power the F-22 Raptor's inaugural
appearance at the Farnborough Air Show today. The F119 provides exclusive
power for the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor, the only operational fifth
generation fighter jet in production today. Pratt & Whitney is a United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
"Pratt & Whitney is proud to be part of this inaugural F-22 appearance
at Farnborough," said Warren Boley, vice president, Pratt & Whitney
Military Programs and Customer Support. "We hope the Air Show attendees
enjoy watching the F-22 Raptor in action as U.S. Air Force Major Paul 'Max'
Moga demonstrates the amazing versatility and unmatched capabilities of the
Raptor and Pratt & Whitney's F119 engines."
The F119 features a unique thrust-vectoring nozzle allowing
unprecedented maneuverability and precision. Two F119 engines enable the
F-22 to supercruise, or achieve supersonic speeds, without the use of the
afterburner. Pratt & Whitney's F119 propulsion system has logged 70,000
operational flight hours on the more than 340 production engines delivered
to the U.S. Air Force since 2000.
Raptors are currently assigned to six U.S. bases: Edwards Air Force
Base (AFB), California, Nellis AFB, Nevada, Tyndall AFB, Florida, Langley
AFB, Virginia, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and Holloman AFB, N.M.
Pratt & Whitney military engines include the F100 family that powers
the F-15 and F-16, the F119 for the F-22 Raptor, the F135 for the F-35
Lightning II, the F117 for the C-17 Globemaster III, the J52 for the EA-6B
Prowler, the TF33 powering AWACS/Joint STARS/B-52/KC-135 aircraft, and TF30
for the F-111. In addition, Pratt & Whitney offers a global network of
maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and military aftermarket services
(MAS) focused on maintaining engine readiness for our customers.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and
service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the global
aerospace and building industries.
Stephanie Duvall Jennifer Whitlow
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines Pratt & Whitney
Int'l Mobile: +1.860.371.4043 Int'l Mobile: +1.860.214.7502
stephanie.duvall@pw.utc.com jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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CONTACT:
Stephanie Duvall, Pratt & Whitney Military
Engines, Int'l Mobile, +1-860-371-4043,
stephanie.duvall@pw.utc.com, or Jennifer Whitlow, Pratt &
Whitney, Int'l Mobile, +1-860-214-7502,
jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com
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