Boeing Completes First Mission System Test Flight of Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12, 2007 -- A 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft for Turkey's Peace Eagle program is shown on its successful first mission system flight test. During the flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash., Boeing and Turkish industry engineers tested the aircraft's communications system, including establishing links with a ground-based Boeing system integration lab and local air traffic control towers using UHF, VHF and HF radios. Engineers also tested the internal communications system between personnel within the aircraft.
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