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Embraer KC-390 Transport Completes First Test Flight

Friday, February 6th, 2015

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Embraer [ERJ] successfully completed the first flight test of the new KC-390 military transport and aerial refueling jet, the company said on Feb. 3.Test pilots Mozart Louzada and Marcos Salgado de Oliveira Lima flew the aircraft for one hour and 25 minutes on Feb. 3 with flight test engineers Rapahel Lima and Roberto Becker. They conducted an evaluation of flying qualities and performance.The crew performed maneuvers designed to evaluate flight characteristics and conducted systems tests. They prepared by using advanced…

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