Pratt & Whitney delivers first F100-PW-229 EEP engine to Pakistan

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Pratt & Whitney delivers first F100-PW-229 EEP to Pakistan​

November 16, 2009 (by Erin Dick) - Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first Pakistani Air Force F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) engine to Pakistan this week, for installation in their F-16 Block 52 aircraft

The engine program is valued at approximately $150 million and is scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010.

"We are honored by the Pakistani Air Force's decision to continue with Pratt & Whitney as the propulsion for their F-16 Fleet. Building on the legacy of the F100-PW-220 in operation for more than 25 years, we look forward to providing new F100-PW-229 EEP engine to power their latest purchase of F-16s," said Bill Begert, Vice President of Military Business Development and Aftermarket Services for Pratt & Whitney. "We look forward to continuing the long and successful relationship by delivering high quality, dependable engines to our customers in Pakistan."

The F100-PW-229 EEP engine offers the Pakistani Air Force a lower total cost of ownership and an outstanding record of safety. The EEP is the latest evolution of the F100 family of fighter aircraft engines. The EEP configuration will aid the Pakistani Air Force in reducing the life cycle cost associated with scheduled engine maintenance by up to 30 percent through extending the depot inspection interval from 4300 to 6000 TACs. The EEP engine builds on the excellent safety record of the F100-PW-229 and incorporates the latest technologies for today's F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft around the world.

Courtesy of Pratt & Whitney

 

[TOPGUN]

Awsome news a step ahead for the new f-16's ...

 

[TaimiKhan]

 

[abbasniazi]

Great News Indeed,

I,ve always been a great fan of Pratt & Whitney Engines.

Infact, whenever i though about a powerfull engine for our JF17, i wished we could have Pratt & Whitney Engines for it, but people say JF17 Fuselage can't accomodate it.

 

[jamal18]

Rip it apart, analyse it.

Then copy it and make our own.

 

[zagahaga]

i was talking to a person who works for paf he said that f 16 engines heat up at 900 degreese and cool off in 90 seconds !!! but chinese plans like f7 or q 5 take hours to cool off which is a downfall .....

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

This brings a lot of closure for me. I wasnt sure if it was gonna be the 229 or 129.

In all honesty, the difference between the 2 is only about 400 lbs of thrust......


but this will be over 5,000 lbs of thrust improvement over the old Block 15 engines


so in conclusion. Subhanullah!!!

 

[Enigma SIG]

Rip it apart, analyse it.

Then copy it and make our own.

The problem is not the design neither copying it. How will you replicate the metallurgical engineering that makes or breaks the engine...?

 

[jamal18]

The problem is not the design neither copying it. How will you replicate the metallurgical engineering that makes or breaks the engine...?

I haven't got the faintest idea.

But a long term project (5-10 years) to get a bunch of technicians to work on it will give results.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

I haven't got the faintest idea.

But a long term project (5-10 years) to get a bunch of technicians to work on it will give results.

cost prohibitive! R&D on such initiative costs a LOT!!!

I agree with you in theory. ToTs are best ways to gain first hand knowledge. I'm sure already our tech guys and engineers are very familiar with aircraft engines and engineering. But we lack the funds, know-how and facility at this time to manufacture our own engines.

 

[pakpower]

cost prohibitive! R&D on such initiative costs a LOT!!!

I agree with you in theory. ToTs are best ways to gain first hand knowledge. I'm sure already our tech guys and engineers are very familiar with aircraft engines and engineering. But we lack the funds, know-how and facility at this time to manufacture our own engines.

With due respect sir but I think PAF is too far to manufacture it's own jet engine at this point of time. You can see the example of china which is still struggling to create a state of the art jet engine from scratch. China is still using, copying or reproducing the same kind of engines after seeing the russian engines.

So if china doesn't able to create jet engines independently from scratch then how can you expect from PAF to create it which is still struggling or doesn't even make an attempt to make an engine.

No doubt I love to see PAF doing state of the art jet engines independently but I guess all my wishes isn't going to fulfill any time soon.

 

[Rank]

With due respect sir but I think PAF is too far to manufacture it's own jet engine at this point of time. You can see the example of china which is still struggling to create a state of the art jet engine from scratch. China is still using, copying or reproducing the same kind of engines after seeing the russian engines.

So if china doesn't able to create jet engines independently from scratch then how can you expect from PAF to create it which is still struggling or doesn't even make an attempt to make an engine.

No doubt I love to see PAF doing state of the art jet engines independently but I guess all my wishes isn't going to fulfill any time soon.

Thanks someone post LOGICAL answer!