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MQ-25 Test Vehicle Flies With Aerial Refueling Store

MQ-25 Test Vehicle Flies With Aerial Refueling Store
Boeing and the U.S. Navy conducted the first MQ-25 T-1 test asset flight test with the Cobham aerial refueling store (ARS) on Dec. 9, 2020. The flight tested the aircraft’s aerodynamics with the ARS mounted under the wing. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Boeing [BA] and the U.S. Navy flew the MQ-25 test asset (T-1) with an aerial refueling store (ARS) for the first time this week, the company said Dec. 9. The flight lasted 2.5 hours and used the Cobham ARS, the same component currently used by F/A-18s for air-to-air refueling. The company said the flight test was designed to test the aircraft’s aerodynamics with the ARS mounted under the wing. The aircraft was piloted by Boeing test pilots operating from a…

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