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Alenia Aermacchi completes maiden flgiht for first RAAF C-27J Spartan airplane

Turin, Italy - The first airplane is expected to be delivered on schedule to L-3 in 2014

The first C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed its first flight at the Turin-Caselle Airport in Italy. The aircraft is currently undergoing final checks in preparation for customer acceptance tests and procedures before its delivery to prime contractor L-3 Communications. The aircraft are part of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Foreign Military Sales...

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Rome, Italy, 12/19/2013 14:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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