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MRJ’s FTA-1 airplane starts flight tests in the US

Nagoya, Japan - The total flight time was 3 hours and 18 minutes

The first flight test aircraft (FTA-1) of the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet) started flight tests in the US today on October 18, 2016. FTA-1 took off from Grant County International Airport in Washington, the US at 5:20 am on October 18 (JST) (1:20 pm on October 17 in local time), and arrived at the Airport at 8:38 am on October 18 (JST) (4:38 pm on October 17 in local time). The total flight time...

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Rome, Italy, 10/18/2016 13:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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