Boeing T-7A undergoing flutter, climatic testing

Boeing T-7A tail number 7002, the first to be delivered to the USAF, taking off from St Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri, co-located with Boeing’s factory. (Boeing/Eric Shindelbower)

The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk is undergoing flutter testing at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) and climatic ground testing at Eglin AFB, Evelyn Moore, Boeing’s programme manager for the T-7, told
Janes
on 2 February.

Boeing delivered three engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) aircraft to the US Air Force (USAF) in 2023, short of the goal of five.

APT-1, as the first aircraft is designated, was delivered to the USAF in December. “We are keeping it [at the Boeing factory] in St Louis [Missouri] for a few more weeks for some remaining ground tests, and then we will ferry that aircraft to Edwards AFB” where it will undergo loads testing.