Boeing P-8I For Indian Navy to detect noisy Chinese Subs
Boeing's first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy began its
official flight test program July 7, taking off from Boeing Field in
Seattle at 9:15 a.m. and landing three hours and 49 minutes later after
demonstrating flying qualities and handling characteristics. The flight
went as planned with all test objectives met.
The P-8I is one of eight long-range maritime reconnaissance and
anti-submarine warfare aircraft Boeing is building for India as part of a
contract awarded in January 2009. During the coming months, Boeing test
pilots will put the P-8I, a Next-Generation 737-800 derivative, through
its paces over a U.S. Navy test range west of Neah Bay, Wash., and a
joint U.S./Canadian test range in the Strait of Georgia. P-8I
flight and weapons testing follows on the heels of similar testing for
the U.S. Navy's P-8A Poseidon.
P-8I is a variant of the Poseidon. In
order to efficiently design and build the P-8I and the P-8A, the
Boeing-led team is using a first-in-industry, in-line production process
that draws on the company's Next-Generation 737 production system.
Assembly is complete on the second P-8I aircraft and it will make its
first flight in the coming weeks.The P-8I features open system
architecture, advanced sensor and display technologies, and a worldwide
base of suppliers, parts and support equipment.
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