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''Singapore Chooses GE's F110 for its F-15 Strike Eagles
Posted 11-Jan-2006 04:30 | Permanent Link
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F-15 Strike Eagle
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The government of Singapore has selected the GE F110 fighter engine
to power its 12-20 new Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle aircraft. Engine
deliveries for the firm order of 12 aircraft will occur in
2008-2009. The Singapore selection of the F110-GE-129 (rated at
29,000 pounds thrust) is the second F-15 aircraft selection for the
popular fighter engine. The Republic of Korea (ROKAF) selected the
engine to power its 40 F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft and began taking
deliveries in October 2005.
As DID's recent coverage of potential cuts to the F-35 JSF
program's engine choices (P&W F135 or GE/RR F136) noted, the GE
F110 was developed as an engine alternative to Pratt &
Whitney's original F100, and has since become very popular in F-16s
due to its higher thrust. Most of the USAF current F-16 fleet
currently flies with GE F110 engines, for instance. Despite
extensive US F-15E trials in 1999, however, almost all F-15s
worldwide use the P&W F100 engine. Al DiLibero, vice president
of the F110 program at GE, sees these two recent wins as big
plusses. Engines, like airframes, have service lives, and
replacement or upgrade programs could well lead to growth
possibilities re-engining mature F-15 aircraft already in service.
See corporate release.''
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Details of
F11o engine
The latest F110, the F110-GE-132 continues to be delivered to
Lockheed Martin and flight testing on the F-16E/F aircraft
is underway.
