The Pratt & Whitney F100 jet engine powers the Thunderbirds' F-16 with unmatched throttle response. The F100 jet engines have a track record of over 30,000,000 flight hours across 23 air forces ...
Fan blade failure in a known “blind spot” of F-16 engine maintenance caused a Fighting Falcon to crash in New Mexico in 2024, a U.S. Air Force report says, prompting new questions on if inspection ...
Service: USAF Armament: 20mm cannon; 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder; 4x AIM-120 AMRAAM; 8x AIM-120 AMRAAM Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners Speed ...
This bird used an upgraded Pratt & Whitney F100 afterburning turbofan. The 1602 used a General Electric F101-GE-100 engine. Further changes to the 1602 variant included an even larger fuselage and ...
Jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney recorded a profit in 2024, rebounding from the rare loss that it incurred in 2023.