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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Pratt & Whitney F135 Propulsion System Powers Successful Sea Trials for F-35 Program
Sea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II’s Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft.
Flying under the power of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system, two STOVL variants conducted 72 short takeoffs and vertical landings, for a total of 260 vertical landings in the program.
The three-week sea trial period was conducted aboard the USS Wasp sailing from Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.
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