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29 June 2023
by Gareth Jennings
Boeing and the US Air Force undertook the inaugural flight of the service’s first T-7A Red Hawk on 28 June, marking the start of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the programme. (Boeing)
The US Air Force (USAF) has commenced engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) testing of the Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft, with the first flight announced on 28 June.
The first EMD flight saw a USAF pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron and a Boeing test pilot depart the manufacturer’s St Louis facility in Missouri on the same day as the announcement. This first EMD flight of one of the T-7A prototype aircraft lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes.
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