JCA makes its first test flight

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The first C-27J Spartan completed its maiden flight over Turin, Italy, on June 16. The Joint Cargo Aircraft program is expected to deliver 78 C-27Js to the Army and Air Force through fiscal 2013.


JCA makes its first test flight
Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Jun 18, 2008 6:43:07 EDT

The first C-27J Spartan for the Army and Air Force’s Joint Cargo Aircraft program successfully completed its maiden flight Monday in Turin, Italy, Alenia North America, the manufacturer’s U.S. subsidiary, announced Tuesday.

JCA #1, which will be delivered to the Army later this year, took off under poor weather conditions and remained in flight for 40 minutes, according to an Alenia North America press release. The flight marks the beginning of a flight test program that will include about 70 hours of flight and 180 hours of ground tests, the press release said.

“This is an outstanding achievement for the Alenia Aeronautica team in Italy and demonstrates Alenia’s clear capability to achieve critical program milestones,” Giuseppe Giordo, president and chief executive officer of Alenia North America, said in a statement. “On this great day we also look forward to many more important milestones, including the industrialization of the C-27J in the United States.”

The Joint Cargo Aircraft program is expected to deliver 78 C-27Js to the Army and Air Force through fiscal 2013. Forty planes will be built between 2008 and 2011, with 32 going to the Army and eight to the Air Force.

The 78 aircraft will cost around $2 billion.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/06/airforce_jca_061708w/


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-27J

The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a medium-sized military transport aircraft. The C-27J is an advanced derivative of the company's G.222 (C-27A Spartan in US service), with the engines and systems of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft was selected as the Joint Cargo Aircraft for the United States military.