The F135 produces 43,000 pounds of thrust, capable of pushing the F-35 into stomach-jolting 9G turns at speeds approaching 1,200 mph. That’s a big step up from the Pratt F119 engine that preceded it, designed in the 1990s for the twin-engine F-22A Raptor and rated at 35,000 pounds of thrust.
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December 19, 2005 at 4:51 am