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BRIEF-GE-Rolls says will redesign component of F-35 alternate engine

By: AFX | 02 Nov 2009 | 11:10 AM ET

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WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - General Electric Co and Rolls Royce Group PLC said they will redesign a small component of the alternate F-35 engine they are developing after a lug nut came loose during testing earlier this month. Rick Kennedy, a GE spokesman, told Reuters the companies expected to have the reworked F136 engine "up and running before the end of the year." He said the redesign affected a diffuser that direct airs into the combustor for the engine. He said the combustor was performing as expected. (Andrea Shalal-Esa in Washington; +1 202 898 8400, washington.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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