First C-27J for JCA contract makes first flight
By Stephen Trimble
One week after a shake-up, L-3 Communications and Alenia Aeronautica today announced completing the maiden flight for the first C-27J produced for the US Army/US Air Force combined order for 78 Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA).
The first flight milestone comes more than three months before the first aircraft C-27J is scheduled to be delivered to the army. The army awarded the contract to the C-27J team last October, overcoming a failed protest by the losing Raytheon/EADS North America C-295 team.
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