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T-50 Golden Eagle: the final assembly of the mass production trainers started

Seoul, South Korea - The aircraft devoted to South Korean Air Force was produced also thanks to the know-how achieved by the building licence of the F-16

The final assembly manufacturing line for the first T-50 Golden Eagle advanced training airplanes was started. These planes are being jointly produced by US Lockheed Martin and South Korean KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries). The T-50 is a supersonic advanced trainer destined to equip South Korean Air Force starting late next year, and its designing was possible not only thanks to the contribution provided...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 110437
Rome, Italy, 12/22/2004 16:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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