[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 13, 2008

  Mr. SHAYS. Madam Speaker, in compliance with Republican Conference 
earmark disclosure requirements, I would like to submit the following 
statement for the record.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.
  Line 8, 0602102.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United Technologies Corporation 
(UTC).
  Address of Requesting Entity: 411 Silver Lane; M/S 129-88, East 
Hartford, CT 06108.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $5M to develop and 
demonstrate high temperature gas turbine airfoils using fiber-
reinforced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) technology, for advanced 
military gas turbine engines for F135 (JSF Growth). With the funding, 
UTC will accelerate the development of this new class of materials with 
significant potential DoD benefits. Recent studies have shown that CMC 
3rd blades in the F135 growth engine have the potential to save more 
than 42 pounds of engine weight and lead to consequent cooling air 
savings of 1.67%, leading to significant performance improvement and 
fuel savings. As this is a research and development project, which is 
not yet under contract, a detailed budget breakdown is not yet 
available. Nearly all of the funding would be dedicated to engineering 
work.

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