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2nd Boeing P-8I Aircraft for Indian Navy Completes 1st Flight
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2nd
Boeing P-8I Aircraft for Indian Navy Completes 1st Flight
The
second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial
flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing
two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8I,
a derivative of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 commercial airplane,
is the second of eight long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine
warfare aircraft Boeing is building for India.
"The program is on plan and the Indian Navy is excited for the
P-8I to join its fleet," said Leland Wight, P-8I program manager
for Boeing.
2nd Boeing
P-8I Aircraft for India Navy
(Picture: Boeing)
During the flight,
Boeing test pilots performed airborne systems checks and took the P-8I
to a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet prior to landing. Boeing will begin
mission systems installation and checkout work on the aircraft in the
coming weeks.