Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter

Article Abstract:

All flight qualification testing of the Pratt and Whitney JSF119-611 engine has been completed by the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter team. The engine will be used to power Lockheed Martin's X-35A and X-35C JSF concept demonstration aircraft. Performance calibrations before and after accelerated mission testing indicate that the engine exceeds thrust performance specifications. Lockheed Martin expects to get a flight certification of the engine by summer 2000.

Strike & Strike/Recon Aircraft, Lockheed Martin Corp., Military aircraft

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Armed and unafraid: Coast Guard helicopters acquire machine guns

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The Coast Guard's helicopters are being equipped with small arms to enable them to meet their post-9/11 homeland defense responsibilities. The success of the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Ten's (HITRON 10) armed helicopters is a guide for the Coast Guard's decision to arm all its HH-60 Jayhawk and HH-65 Dolphin helicopters with machine guns in support of Coast Guard's increased homeland defense role.

Facilities & equipment, Aircraft, Antisubmarine Helicopters, Equipment and supplies, Product enhancement, United States. Coast Guard

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Osprey establishes several new records

Article Abstract:

Bell-Boeing Corp's tiltrotor transport, called MV-22B Osprey, set an unofficial load-carrying global record for rotorcraft by carrying an external load of 10,000 pounds at 220 knots in speed. This is the fastest airspeed that a rotorcraft has carried an external load regardless of the weight. Employing the procedures developed during 15 prior hookups, a Marine helicopter support team succeeded in attaching the external load to the Osprey's aft cargo.

Transport & Utility Helicopters, Bell Boeing Corp.

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