New F-35 Thermal System Passes Altitude Tests for Future Upgrades

New F-35 thermal system passes altitude tests for future upgrades

Collins Aerospace has completed altitude testing of a new power and cooling system designed to give the F-35 more thermal capacity for future technology upgrades. The system, called the Enhanced Power and Cooling System, or EPACS, underwent several days of testing under conditions intended to replicate aircraft mission demands. Engineers also pushed the system across different altitude conditions to gather performance data. The test marks anothe…

Collins Aerospace Says Company Completed Altitude Testing of EPACS

RTX‘s [RTX] Collins Aerospace said on Monday that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)–has undergone […]

Collins Aerospace completes EPACS altitude tests for future F-35 upgrades, validating higher cooling capacity and emergency power

The test campaign ran for several days at power levels that replicated operational mission requirements. EPACS was evaluated at multiple altitudes and pushed to its operating limits. “Successful altitude testing validates system performance in real-world flight conditions,” said Ira Grimmett, vice president of Environmental & Airframe Control Systems for Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace. “Completing this phase of testing advances EPACS matu…

RTX's Collins Aerospace EPACS power and thermal management system completes altitude testing