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Lockheed Martin and AFRL complete Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft tests

Palmdale, USA - Based on a Dornier 328J

Lockheed Martin and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) yesterday successfully conducted the initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA). This flight marks the final and most significant milestone of Phase II of AFRL’s ACCA program, in which Lockheed Martin replaced the mid/aft fuselage and empennage of a Dornier 328J aircraft with an advanced composite structure. After t...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105368
Rome, Italy, 06/03/2009 17:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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