Originally Posted by
60FltMech
interesting that the FARA gets these engines first, would have expected engines to go to the integration process for the UH-60 and AH-64 but I guess that’s not a pressing need.
The fleet is stable, the current T-700 mods very reliable. APN 1 money projects (like FARA or FLARA) have a long history of being late. This engine was the Key Delay in the FARA program. It is High Pri to get that program moving from the stasis it's been in while both OEM's wait for the engine.
I can’t wait till I have to learn new acronyms, Nomenclature and maintenance procedures for the new engine.
*grin*
From the pictures I’ve seen, a lot has changed between 701 vs 901.
Well, it's about 50 years worth of GE learning about turboshaft engines ... and a tough to meet requirement.
Of course it's different.
Also, there's been an incremental upgrade in the YT706...and I'll guess a few lessons learned from that.
For Commander Cody: it's already FY 2024.
