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Boeing performs first flight of its mini-surveillance aircraft

Toronto, Canada - The MSA is a lot smaller (and cheaper) of the P-8A Poseidon

Boeing successfully performed the first flight of the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator, developed by the American aerospace company in order to offer a low-cost alternative to the P-8A Poseidon. Boeing teammate Field Aviation modified the airframe of a Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet utilizing technologies developed for the Poseidon program to provide multi-mission surveillance...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1158857
Rome, Italy, 03/06/2014 17:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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