Though the Defense Department identified the cause of an engine blade crack on an F-35A that lead to a fleet-wide grounding, the long-term durability of the F135 engine is unknown, according to DoD’s F-35 chief. F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office Program Executive Officer Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan yesterday characterized the crack as caused by “thermal creep.” Bogdan said the engine used on Air Force 2, the jet the faulty engine was discovered on, was the “workhorse engine”…
Long-Term Durability Of F-35 Engine Unknown After Blade Crack, Bogdan Says
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