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Heather J. Summerer
0 ]- N1 l9 R) z5 u$ |The F117 Engine - Exclusive Power
$ y* O: n5 C2 t# Y. x+ EAs the one and only engine to power all of the United States Air Force’s C-17" ]* M7 ~/ T% D. Y! M/ d
Globemaster IIIs, the F117 engine enjoys an earned reputation for durability,
2 M; K5 c* z: p) x$ ?reliability and safety. The Pratt and Whitney F117 engine is the military( e0 c2 \! T- B: T9 y
equivalent of the PW2000 commercial aircraft engine; customized and
# v. e1 ^5 {. O: P9 f$ uspecialized for the rigors of the military mission. Whether operating out of short,
! h" ~$ y U/ Y! \8 ksemi-prepared runways in support of combat operations or on humanitarian: W# I @9 @$ O3 W* @) ^
missions, the F117 engine has accumulated over 3 million engine flight hours.% z& S' w$ Z+ n/ f
Some days you fight terror. Some days you fight hunger. The F117 engine does
* D; U8 Q" h9 J! W- E- w1 ^both.' j5 v; D0 h1 F4 e1 J% |4 ?- L L4 ^
The F117 engine is always ready to go and the Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket
( }6 N, V6 f! C, _2 ~( dServices Team is ready too. The Aftermarket team provides continual on-wing
5 b' d6 \: T6 }& Zmaterial and operational support, off-wing engine overhaul and repair, and all the
6 [) s b! O1 s6 C! U' m( _; ?+ Snecessary engineering support services.% s. D8 K& f- L G
The F117 engine powering the C-17 Globemaster III has set records and won
+ x/ T+ F% D" Y) b: G" Y8 Cawards. During qualification testing, the F117 powered C-17 set 22 world
9 b/ P0 a. r9 M1 H, d8 Srecords. As a direct result of Pratt and Whitney’s historical and comprehensive
. U! ~9 H1 C, p* f$ ~understanding of the engine as the original manufacturer, the F117 engine! g. z" B* Q) m2 C7 B! ^! @( {: `
program boasts an award-winning fleet management program, receiving Aviation
' i' F* {2 o! N" qWeek’s Charles B. Ryan MRO Innovation Award for Innovative Business
& T' Y1 y$ e, f5 ]+ r$ C' K0 sSolutions in 2002. The fleet management team meets the challenges of C-171 l0 X2 Y V( Z9 b! S
Globemaster III by providing a high quality integrated support solution which
9 K7 z3 C4 c' Z$ X1 `0 `, Ooptimizes engine time on wing for our customer and provides a total systems
$ _; E, I* h- t7 Z/ ]( A$ S% n0 capproach to forecasting, maintenance and aftermarket support.; m' j' k" S/ ?
With its solid foundation for outstanding performance, today’s F117 engine has/ E4 L+ o3 k% y6 b- n
easily adapted to today’s military engine needs. The F117 engine uses technical
# Z' b# x: f+ P4 e* s( ?4 {# zand material advancements such as second-generation single-crystal turbine
: G+ E/ h3 W8 Y" c cmaterials and improved cooling management and thermal barrier coatings to
& Z) ?' r2 S' |& O8 @" Glower metal surface temperatures. Paired with higher operational performance,6 w( e1 S) L \
lower fuel burn and improved maintenance diagnostics, the F117 engine is a
6 W1 h0 C! Z. L% d6 @perfect complement to its commercial counterpart as the world’s leading
/ N6 Z/ \, e; Cmidrange-thrust engine. |
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发表于 2010-8-8 14:10:00