Boeing has completed the initial flight of the UK Royal Air Force’s future E-7 Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft at Birmingham Airport in England.
The event saw the company’s flight test team conduct functional checks of the system before its launch.
The plane will undergo additional live assessments as part of the program’s primary evaluation phase this autumn.
Boeing will also send the aircraft to another center that will finalize the hull’s livery outfitting.
“This safe and systematic Functional Check Flight is an important step for Boeing and the RAF as part of our rigorous and extensive testing and evaluation,” Boeing VP and E-7 Program Manager Stu Voboril remarked.
“Our team is committed to ensuring the E-7 delivers the safety, quality, and capabilities we’ve promised to our customer as we prepare for delivery of the UK’s first E-7 Wedgetail to the RAF.”
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