Reporter's Notebook: Day Three at Farnborough

By Marcus Weisgerber / July 17, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Giving the A-10 an Extra Boost: Pratt & Whitney President Tom Farmer said a derivative of the company's PW800 commercial engine would help increase the thrust on Air Force A-10 Warthogs if the service decides to upgrade the power plant on the venerable attack jet. "I look to a dual-use service, something like the current engine used on the A-10," he said during an afternoon briefing. "I think those commercial engines, available [in] 2013, might well serve in such an...

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