GE/Rolls-Royce team plans to resume F136 testing in May

The General Electric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team plans to resume testing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternative propulsion system in May. The resumption comes after a potentially two-month hiatus to correct an unexpected problem.

The first new-build F136 engine entered testing on 30 January, but was removed from the test-stand about four weeks later. "There was a little bit of debris discovered in the oil," the team says.

• F136 |
• LockheedMartin |
• propulsion

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