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Esterline Cockpit Shines During Hawk Trainer Flight in Finland

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Thursday, November 6th, 2008

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Finland's Patria recently flew Esterline CMC Electronics' Cockpit 4000 aboard a Patria-upgraded Hawk Mk51 trainer aircraft and said the avionics suite performed successfully for two Finnish Air Force (FINAF) test pilots during the one hour and forty minute "first flight"rom Halli Airfield, Finland. "CMC's Cockpit 4000 integrated glass cockpit is designed specifically to lower training costs while offering superior training capabilities and, if required, to provide an operational weapons delivery role," Jean-Michel Comtois, CMC's vice president, military aviation, said in…

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