Technology of Boeing developing higher thrust engine for international Super Hornet F/A-18E/F clients

Boeing is developing a F414 derivative with an all new core that will pack 20% more thrust for international Super Hornet F/A-18E/F clients, reports Flight Global. The improvements would increase the F414 thrust rating from 22,000lbs to 26,600lbs and dramatically improve the fighter’s take-off performance, said Bob Gower, Boeing vice president for F/A-18E/F. The US Navy sought the new engine core to reduce susceptibility to FOD and improve SFC. "The 'enhanced durability engine' becomes the 'enhanced performance engine' when you put the fan on it," Gower said. The F414 EPE would not entail any modification to the Super Hornet airframe. "We are not modifying the mould line of the aircraft," Gower said. "The current inlet gives us enough [air] in-take." The USN plans to steadily improve the F/A-18E/Fs sensors, electronic warfare system, connectivity and weapons load-out over the next decade, Gower added. It is not clear if Boeing’s decision will impact the company’s bid for India’s MMRCA project. Rolling out the new engine before 2012, the year by which the MMRCA is planned to be inducted in the IAF, is certainly within the capabilities of General Electrics. It is unlikely the promise of a higher thrust engine will not weigh on the IAF evaluation team. Boeing has been aggressively launching new projects to secure its leadership position as an aerospace major. In March it unveiled a stealthy configuration of its venerable F-15 Eagle fighter bomber dubbed 'Silent Eagle' designed to meet the future needs of international customers. Earlier this month it announced private funding for the Phantom RayUCAS technology demonstrator, based on the X-45C, to develop advanced air system technologies. News Copyright © Sawf News. May not be reproduced without explicit written permission

Notify me when a new comment is posted Comments: Flat Nested Threaded Embedded Oldest First Newest First sir By shudra14 on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (EST) this is called wastage of money ,why not just simply use f110 engines instead Reply to this Comment   F110 Engine By jobra11 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (EST) F110 is great engine but will it fit? I have seen this engine up close and it is huge, probably would require massive changes to Super Hornet to fit judging from only the way it looks. I've never seen F414 up close but have seen F404 up close and it does not seem to be anywhere near the size of the F110 or F100. Reply to this Comment f414 By shudra14 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (EST) how much the dry thrust being increased which is main thing becoz mostly a fighter uses dry thrust only most of times and any idea what is dry thrust of F119 Reply to this Comment soloviev d30 By shudra14 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (EST) d30 engine also very reliable generates excellent dry thrust of 93kn of dry thrust and 152 kn of wet thrust but yes it almost 30 years old but still work horse of many air force and weighs about 2 tons Reliability - 316 965 hours of operating time before in- flight shutdown Operating time before unscheduled engine removal: 79 241 hours Total operating time for passenger transportation: 30 529 024 hours Reply to this Comment Can't find F119 Dry Thrust By jobra11 on Thursday, May 14, 2009 (EST) Shudra, They are being close lipped about F119 dry thrust. If anyone knew I thought it would be you. I looked and can't find anything other than guesses. It is hard to get a straight answer as to what the wet thrust is on the F119; I've seen anywhere from 35K to 40K and there seems to be nothing on dry thrust. The F135 is supposed to be rated at 34,ooo lbs or 15,420 KGP dry thrust so the F119 would probably be about 5,000 to 6,000 lbs less than that. Maybe 28,000 to 29,000 lbs dry? Just a wild guess. Reply to this Comment to friends and vkthakur By shudra14 on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (EST) 67 USAF aircraft lost in the War on Terror The twenty-four manned aircraft losses, from greatest to fewest: * 6x MH-53 Pave Low * 5x F-16 Fighting Falcon * 2x B-1B Lancer * 2x HH-60G Pave Hawk * 2x MC-130P Combat Shadow * 1x A-10A Thunderbolt II * 1x B-2A Spirit * 1x C-5B Galaxy * 1x C-130H Hercules * 1x F-15E Strike Eagle * 1x U-2 The forty-three unmanned aircraft losses, from greatest to fewest: * 40x MQ/RQ-1 Predator * 2x RQ-4A Global Hawk * 1x MQ-9A Reaper Seven of the aircraft are considered combat losses, meaning that they were destroyed while in direct contact with the enemy. * 4x MQ/RQ-1 Predator * 1x A-10A Thunderbolt II * 1x F-16 Fighting Falcon * 1x MH-53 Pave Low (from "Air Force World", Air Force magazine, January 2009) UPDATE 170700Z JAN 2009: These figures are, of course, for the USAF alone. The US Army has lost upwards of 120 aircraft of varying types, of which fully one quarter were combat losses.