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Pratt & Whitney Celebrates 35th Anniversary of the F100 Engine

Posted on: Monday, 15 June 2009, 07:38 CDT

LE BOURGET, France, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PARIS AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney celebrates 35 years of producing the F100 engine powering F-16 and F-15 military fighter jets operated by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and air forces in 22 nations. The F100 engine entered production on June 15, 1974, and is expected to remain operational for decades to come. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.

"The F100 propulsion system provides air forces around the world with superior performance and modern propulsion capabilities for today's most advanced F-15s and F-16s," said Bill Gostic, vice president, Pratt & Whitney Military Programs and Customer Support. "We are proud of this milestone and continue to implement product improvements that further enhance the world-class safety and reliability and lower the life cycle cost for all models of the F100."

Pratt & Whitney's F100 engine family -- which includes the PW-100, -200, -220, -220E and -229 engines -- recently exceeded 22 million operational flight hours. Pratt & Whitney has delivered more than 7,200 F100 engines and continues to push the envelope on performance and technology in the fighter engine arena. Through continuous investment in product improvement, Pratt & Whitney's F100 engine has achieved 81% reduction in unscheduled removal rate since entry into service. The F100-PW-229 engine enhancement package (EEP) configuration currently in production today incorporates technology from Pratt & Whitney's fifth generation F119 and F135 propulsion systems.

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 commercial building industries.

Erin Dick Matthew Perra Pratt & Whitney Military Engines Pratt & Whitney Int'l Mobile: +1.860.726.8387 Int'l Mobile: +1.860.595.6515 erin.dick@pw.utc.com matthew.perra@pw.utc.com

SOURCE Pratt & Whitney

Source: PR Newswire

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