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

Collins Aerospace said the tests showed EPACS can deliver emergency power and added cooling capacity for new sensors and mission systems.

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…

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"The test lasted for several days and subjected the system to power levels that reproduced the demands of a mission, taking it to its operational limits under different altitude conditions," says a statement.

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