Pratt & Whitney Receives Engine Components for First Australian F-35 Lightning II

F135 Engine Pratt & Whitney, announced that Levett Engineering has delivered their first engine components that will be installed ...

F135 Engine

Pratt & Whitney, announced that Levett Engineering has delivered their first engine components that will be installed into F135 engines for the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
Levett Engineering, a precision component manufacturer located in Adelaide, South Australia, was awarded a contract in 2008 to manufacture second and third-stage turbine vane tubes and covers for the F135 engine.
The second and third stage turbine vane tubes covers transfer air from the turbine vane to the rotor compartment, providing cooling air to the turbine disks and blades.
The installation of the first Australian-manufactured F135 engine components marks a significant milestone in the program.
Australia is an international partner in the F-35 Lightning II program. Delivery of the first Australian F-35 aircraft is anticipated in 2014 with the first engine delivery to Lockheed Martin planned for later this year.
The F-35 will replace aging fourth-generation aircraft for Australia and partner countries with an affordable, sustainable, and highly capable fifth-generation aircraft. The F-35 program includes partners from nine countries – Australia, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States – as well as two foreign military sales – Israel and Japan.