Pratt & Whitney F135 engine

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afterburning turbofan engine military aircraft engine

The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine is a high-performance turbofan developed for the F-35 Lightning II, notable for its advanced thrust, stealth, and (in the F-35B variant) short takeoff/vertical landing capabilities.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Pratt & Whitney F135 3
F135-PW-100 1
F135-PW-400 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf afterburning turbofan engine ⓘ
military aircraft engine ⓘ
application single-engine fighter ⓘ
configuration two-spool turbofan ⓘ
controlSystem FADEC ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedForRole fighter aircraft propulsion ⓘ
strike aircraft propulsion ⓘ
designObjective high reliability ⓘ
maintainability ⓘ
reduced life-cycle cost ⓘ
developedFor Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ
surface form: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
enteredServiceWith Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ
surface form: F-35A

F-35B Lightning II ⓘ
surface form: F-35B

F-35C Lightning II ⓘ
surface form: F-35C
feature advanced turbine materials ⓘ
afterburner ⓘ
full authority digital engine control ⓘ
high-pressure compressor ⓘ
integrated prognostics and health monitoring ⓘ
low observable exhaust system ⓘ
modular design ⓘ
shaft-driven lift fan integration (F-35B) ⓘ
stealth-optimized nozzle ⓘ
thrust vectoring nozzle (F135-PW-600) ⓘ
fuelType aviation kerosene (jet fuel) ⓘ
hasVariant Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F135-PW-100

Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F135-PW-400

Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F135-PW-600
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney ⓘ
notableFor high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ
integration with STOVL lift system ⓘ
supporting all three F-35 variants ⓘ
predecessor Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pratt & Whitney F119
program Joint Strike Fighter program ⓘ
surface form: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program
relatedEngine Rolls-Royce LiftSystem (F-35B integration) ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
supportsCapability short takeoff and vertical landing ⓘ
stealth operations ⓘ
supersonic flight ⓘ
thrustClass over 40,000 pounds of thrust with afterburner ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
various F-35 export customers ⓘ
usedInAircraft Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ
surface form: F-35A Lightning II

F-35B Lightning II ⓘ
F-35C Lightning II ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joint Strike Fighter program → engine → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II → engine → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
Lockheed Martin X-35 → engineModel → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F119 derivative
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine → hasVariant → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
this entity surface form: F135-PW-100
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine → hasVariant → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
this entity surface form: F135-PW-400
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine → hasVariant → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
this entity surface form: F135-PW-600
Pratt & Whitney → notableProduct → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
F-35B Lightning II → poweredBy → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ
Rolls-Royce LiftSystem (F-35B integration) → poweredBy → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ⓘ
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce LiftSystem
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine → predecessor → Pratt & Whitney F135 engine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
this entity surface form: Pratt & Whitney F119