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Will The F-47 Have To Fly Initially With Inferior Engines?
['Joseph Trevithick', 'Deputy Editor', 'Tyler Rogoway', 'Thomas Newdick', 'Howard Altman', 'Hope Hodge Seck', 'Jamie Hunter']
The War Zone
Dayton is home to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which is where the AFLCMC is headquartered.
The F-47 program is highly classified, which also limits what can be said about the jets and their expected capabilities, in general.
The Air Force has consistently said that it is targeting a first flight for the F-47 in 2028.
Planning for a redesign of the F-47’s airframe down the line to accommodate an NGAP engine might well be a non-starter.
The F-47 is not the only potential application for NGAP engines or technology derived from them, either.