DTN News - SAAB JAS 39 GRIPEN NEWS: How The Gripen Engine Will Increase Power
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 13, 2011: At the major international aero engine conference ISABE 2011 in Gothenburg today, Volvo Aero will present a number of technical solutions to increase the thrust produced by the RM12 Gripen engine.
Volvo Aero has the main responsibility for the Gripen engine. The company is constantly faced with tough challenges: requirements placed on a military engine are considerably tougher than those on commercial engine; military engines need to withstand the effects flying at double the speed and double the altitude of commercial engines.
The Gripen aircraft reached an important milestone in the spring of 2011 when it passed 150 000 flying hours without having suffered a single engine related accident or incident. This was the result of proactive and methodical work between Volvo Aero, Saab, FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Agency) and the Air Forces operating the Gripen.
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