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Rechargable, green powerplant option for F-22?

Greg Waldron
 on December 15, 2011 10:46 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) |
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Hong Kong battery maker GP Batteries is advertising a novel powerplant option for what appears to be the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor. The ads for the new powerplant, essentially a mega-sized AA battery, are increasingly showing up on Singapore's double decker buses.


To investigate the new powerplant I called the GP Batteries office in Singapore.

"Why did you select this particular aircraft for the ad?" I asked.

Here is the spokeswoman's reply: "The rationale for this aircraft was because this plane is the most awesome in the US Air Force, fast and powerful and most important of all can refuel - just like our battery - can recharge." 

Perhaps GP's next move will be an alternative to the Pratt & Whitney F135 powerplant for the F-35. Apparently there is an opening in this niche. 

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