Thu, Mar 01, 2007
Final Assembly Of Basic Airframe Completed In Two Weeks
Representatives with Boeing tell ANN that on Wednesday, the
company delivered the first of three C-40C transport aircraft to
the US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) at Scott Air Force Base in
Illinois.
The 932nd and 375th Airlift Wings will use the aircraft -- a
military-spec derivative of the Next-Generation 737-700 Boeing
Business Jet -- to transport congressional delegations and senior
government personnel on official business.
"To facilitate the assembly process, we leveraged the company's
commercial 737 investment and infrastructure at our Seattle-area
facilities, which completed final assembly of the basic air vehicle
in two weeks," said Ron Marcotte, vice president and general
manager of Boeing Global Mobility Systems. "We then spent nine
months modifying the aircraft to meet our AFRC customer's unique
military and mission requirements, while retaining as much of the
commercial aircraft as possible."
The modifications include military avionics that augment the
commercial flight deck; a rewired interior that accommodates
satellite communications equipment for passenger use; an interior
that comprises 40 business-class seats, two work areas with
conference tables and accommodations for 11 crew members; and
auxiliary fuel tanks that extend the aircraft's range to
approximately 4,400 nautical miles.
The airplane joins a family of 16 C-40s already in service with
the US government: three C-40Cs with the Air National Guard at
Andrews AFB in Maryland; four US Air Force C-40Bs supporting the US
Combatant Commands at Andrews, Ramstein AFB, Germany and Hickam
AFB, Hawaii; and the US Navy Reserve's nine C-40As stationed at
Naval Air Stations North Island, CA; Fort Worth, TX; and
Jacksonville, FL.
More News
Also: Vertical Flight Society, NBAA Maintenance Conference, GA Honored, AMT Scholarship For the first time, students from Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach, Florida, campus took t>[...]
Hazardous Weather Information Summary of significant meteorological information (SIGMET/WS), convective significant meteorological information (convective SIGMET/WST), urgent pilot>[...]
"The need for innovation at speed and scale is greater than ever. The X-62A VISTA is a crucial platform in our efforts to develop, test and integrate AI, as well as to establish AI>[...]
(FAA) Inspector Observed That Both Fuel Tanks Were Intact And That Only A Minimal Amount Of Fuel Remained In Each Analysis: According to the pilot, approximately 8 miles from the d>[...]
“Pyka’s Pelican Cargo is unlike any other UAS solution on the market for contested logistics. We assessed a number of leading capabilities and concluded that the Pelica>[...]