The J-52's currently flown in the Navy's EA-6B Prowlers go 1,000 between
overhauls.

Interestingly, I understand that motor was intended as a "disposable" motor
designed originally for a missile program.


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"old hoodoo" wrote in message
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I just read where Russian Su-30 engines are intended to operate 300 hours
before major overhaul. How do US engines compare? 300 hours seems
awfully
short to a layperson like me.

Al