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Heather J. Summerer
% R1 M' m% m- {0 {4 @7 lThe F117 Engine - Exclusive Power1 G! m0 R& M7 s0 @" e& `
As the one and only engine to power all of the United States Air Force’s C-17$ z: K5 c5 L, {
Globemaster IIIs, the F117 engine enjoys an earned reputation for durability,! Z( B f. h3 i# |
reliability and safety. The Pratt and Whitney F117 engine is the military) _$ V/ b9 O/ h' C% \& h7 ^
equivalent of the PW2000 commercial aircraft engine; customized and3 w4 \# ]+ T9 P3 ~: [4 m$ R, Y
specialized for the rigors of the military mission. Whether operating out of short,
( k* k' k% j t. n: s5 m( Q- Lsemi-prepared runways in support of combat operations or on humanitarian
- P. a) }6 P9 d* bmissions, the F117 engine has accumulated over 3 million engine flight hours.
* S# ]" q' Q( Q- T9 W) MSome days you fight terror. Some days you fight hunger. The F117 engine does& F( L2 a# v% |, ~! p- f+ m
both.' i) r5 B) f5 g% I: p( Y6 [4 ~/ v
The F117 engine is always ready to go and the Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket* ^1 L# a% X% |) B
Services Team is ready too. The Aftermarket team provides continual on-wing# ?8 N+ _' }# S2 r3 H c8 |
material and operational support, off-wing engine overhaul and repair, and all the# O% n4 I; _% i' b; i% _4 {
necessary engineering support services.
) E$ {2 T+ p P# X* b& D; F) J; HThe F117 engine powering the C-17 Globemaster III has set records and won
# c! A8 v) {, L* eawards. During qualification testing, the F117 powered C-17 set 22 world) i" _8 e) O9 m# `7 t8 g1 [, G6 _
records. As a direct result of Pratt and Whitney’s historical and comprehensive
( ^' l: N, ?$ \! vunderstanding of the engine as the original manufacturer, the F117 engine
9 L1 _* D3 Y0 l+ J, K" Xprogram boasts an award-winning fleet management program, receiving Aviation
& R! k( G; z. yWeek’s Charles B. Ryan MRO Innovation Award for Innovative Business
( n$ P- U+ \0 q5 bSolutions in 2002. The fleet management team meets the challenges of C-178 n3 H7 n! O C1 |2 u
Globemaster III by providing a high quality integrated support solution which
" X% a2 p0 |% }& w) R3 hoptimizes engine time on wing for our customer and provides a total systems
# ~9 L8 d, Q% c0 J! Y, happroach to forecasting, maintenance and aftermarket support.2 s( H; c3 p+ m. A# b) Z
With its solid foundation for outstanding performance, today’s F117 engine has4 j5 w6 y7 ~5 |+ a
easily adapted to today’s military engine needs. The F117 engine uses technical, C& l, z0 J3 a8 j# A& n- A5 q& ^% S
and material advancements such as second-generation single-crystal turbine
L; m$ z* T. h, j i5 Cmaterials and improved cooling management and thermal barrier coatings to
. ~9 y+ p0 o, u% Nlower metal surface temperatures. Paired with higher operational performance,# r& p3 k0 u p2 s1 C
lower fuel burn and improved maintenance diagnostics, the F117 engine is a
6 b' {1 o* K& `2 R$ @: E& dperfect complement to its commercial counterpart as the world’s leading
- b! \ O8 q& l/ Gmidrange-thrust engine. |
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发表于 2010-8-8 14:10:00