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IPA4 Eurofighter airplane logs 500 flight hours

Madrid, Spain - Cassidian is the new name of EADS Defence & Security

The first single-seat instrumented production Eurofighter (IPA4) has completed 500 hours of flight at the Cassidian Spain facility at Getafe, near Madrid. This aircraft pioneers the most advanced technology within the Eurofighter programme for acceptance and subsequent entry into service with the national air forces, following a functional upgrade from the original Tranche 1 standard to the more modern...

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Rome, Italy, 02/03/2011 17:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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