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RR delivers first Liftfan destined to the F-35B fighter airplane

Rome, Italy - Built from new advanced facility in USA

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has delivered the first Rolls-Royce LiftFan, for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, to have been assembled at its new LiftFan Factory near Indianapolis, US. The new facility is dedicated to the LiftFan programme and delivers world-leading production efficiency, reached by introducing state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and innovative technologies....

fra/pec - 1135231
Rome, Italy, 11/02/2011 14:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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