Bearing fails in Lockheed Martin JSF STOVL tests

2000-02-29T00:00:00

A bearing in the shaft-driven lift fan of the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion system for Lockheed Martin's X-35 Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator has failed during engine ground testing at Pratt & Whitney.

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