Boeing Successfully Completes Flight of First AEW&C Wedgetail Aircraft Modified in Australia
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23, 2008 -- The first Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft modified by Boeing Australia Limited is shown taking off yesterday on a successful functional check flight. During the two-and-one-half hour flight from Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, pilot Regis Hancock and first officer Randon Stewart performed a series of functional tests that verified the airworthiness of the aircraft's systems and structures.
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