Four Additional Aircraft Being Prepared For Flight Testing This Year
Sikorsky has powered up the engines and spun the rotor head on the first prototype CH-53K heavy lift helicopter designated the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV). The January 24 event continues the "Bare Head Light Off" phase of testing ... so named because it was conducted without rotor blades ... that began under auxiliary power in December with safety-of-flight test pilots at the aircraft's controls.
Called A 'Best Of Both Worlds' Aircraft By The Air Force
After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the sky for the first time as a gunship at Eglin AFB in Florida Jan. 31.
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