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Messaggio da JT8D » 21 aprile 2021, 21:14

Saab ha spedito la sua prima aft airframe section per il T-7A Red Hawk program:

https://www.md80.it/2021/04/21/saab-eff ... -delivery/

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Front fuselage e aft section del Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer unite con rapidità e precisione:

https://www.md80.it/2021/05/13/unito-in ... al-design/

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Messaggio da richelieu » 16 giugno 2021, 23:32

Nessun programma si salva ... dai ritardi ... :eeeeek:
The Air Force is requesting limited funding for its T-7A Red Hawk next-generation trainer because of technical issues uncovered in testing, which have pushed back full-rate production decision on the aircraft by at least a year.
The 2022 budget request calls for $188.9 million in research, test, development, and evaluation funding for the T-7.
This is below the $206.4 million in 2022 RDT&E funding that was forecasted in the 2021 budget request’s future year defense program.
The Air Force is not releasing FYDP information this year.
The 2022 budget also requests just $10.4 million in advance procurement funding for the T-7.
The Air Force, in a statement, said there are multiple issues inhibiting the Red Hawk’s progress toward production.
For example, the Milestone C decision, or full-rate production, slipped from 2022 to 2023 because of supplier’s critical parts shortages, initial design delays, and the need for more testing after the “discovery of aircraft wing rock,” which means the T-7 can be unstable in the roll axis when flying at high angles of attack.

airforcemag.comTechnical Problems Push T-7A Production Decision Back At Least One Year

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"... and the need for more testing after the “discovery of aircraft wing rock,” which means the T-7 can be unstable in the roll axis when flying at high angles of attack ..."

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According to Capt Bailey, wing rock is a phenomenon that often occurs on aircraft with swept wings.
At high angles of attack, one of the wings may begin to stall, resulting in the aircraft rolling slightly to that side.
When the stalled wing goes down, it stops stalling.
However, the opposite wing begins to stall, making the aircraft roll to the other side.
The process repeats, causing the aircraft to rock back and forth.

janes.comUS Air Force delays expected T-7A Milestone C decision, requests less money

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Messaggio da richelieu » 25 giugno 2021, 10:38

T-7A ... riprendono i voli di collaudo ...
Boeing on June 22 launched Phase II flight testing of the company-owned T-7A prototype in St. Louis.
The three flights logged by the future U.S. Air Force jet trainer were the first in several months.
By last fall, the first two prototype aircraft had completed 246 sorties before entering a scheduled modification period.
Boeing engineers had loaded a software fix on June 17 for a wing drop problem identified last week by the Air Force.


aviationweek.comBoeing Launches New Round Of T-7A Flight Tests

Anche qui … psk.blog.24heures.chSeconde partie des essais pour le T-7A « Red Hawk » !

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Saab ha spedito la sua second aft airframe section, che verrà utilizzata nel T-7A Red Hawk flight test program:

https://www.md80.it/2021/07/28/saab-con ... t-program/

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Saab continua le consegne a Boeing della sezione posteriore della cellula del T-7A Red Hawk ... questa volta si tratta della terza ...
Saab has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program for the United States Air Force.
The shipment on 10 September 2021 was from Saab’s Linköping site in Sweden to Boeing in St. Louis, Missouri, USA and arrived there a few days later.
The production and shipment of this aft airframe section is the latest milestone in Saab’s contribution to the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the T-7A Red Hawk trainer for the United States Air Force.
On completion of the EMD phase, Saab’s brand new facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA will undertake Saab’s production of the aft airframe sections for the T-7A program.

saab.com/newsroomSaab Delivers for the T-7A Flight Test Program

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Messaggio da richelieu » 14 ottobre 2021, 0:39

Ed ora gli Americani, oltre al T-7A, vogliono qualche centinaio di "Advanced Tactical Trainer" ...
The Air Force is seeking “at least 100” and as many as 400 Advanced Tactical Trainer aircraft both to train fighter pilots and to serve as adversary aircraft in training, a role similar to that now performed by the AT-38.
While the Air Force seems likely to be looking at adding to the role of the T-7A, the service did not mention that airplane or its maker, Boeing, in the request for information published Oct. 12.
The service said its RFI is “very similar” to one issued by the Navy for a post-T-45 jet trainer, and to “reduce the burden of crafting a response,” contractors can simply submit the same information as they did to the Navy.
The Air Force said it is conducting “market research” to determine what company might be able to respond to the requirement.

airforcemag.comAir Force Wants Up to 400 Advanced Fighter Trainers Like T-7s

Comunque sia ... ho la netta impressione che non sappiano nemmeno loro cosa vogliono e stiano mettendo troppa carne al fuoco ...
E, aggiungo, mi sembra degno di nota il fatto che che, nell'articolo, non venga fatto cenno alcuno ad una eventuale partecipazione del "346" a questa competizione ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 15 ottobre 2021, 12:34

Intanto ... Saab ha inaugurato il nuovo sito di produzione negli Stati Uniti ... :givemea: :givemea: :givemea:
Saab announced the grand opening of its new facility located in West Lafayette, Indiana on October 13, 2021.
This purpose-built facility represents a major step in both Saab’s global expansion strategy and growth and investment in the U.S.
Saab announced in May 2019 that West Lafayette would be the location for its expansion in the U.S. aerospace sector and construction of the facility began in 2020.
It has been completed on-time and on-budget and will start by being the site for domestic production of Saab’s aft airframe section for the T-7A Red Hawk trainer program.
It will also support research and development in autonomy, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing.

saab.comSaab Celebrates U.S. Expansion with Opening of New Facility

Anche qui … boeing.mediaroom.comBoeing T-7A Teammate Saab Opens New U.S. Facility

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"Advanced Fighter Trainer" ... Lockheed Martin afferma che parteciperà alla competizione ma evita di specificare con cosa ... :scratch:
Lockheed Martin will offer a solution to the Air Force’s new Advanced Tactical Trainer aircraft, a new jet the Air Force is planning to bridge undergraduate flight instruction and full-up fighter certification.
However, the company declined to say what it might offer for the nascent competition.
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When asked specifically if Lockheed Martin will offer the T-50A - with which it and partner Korea Aerospace Industries finished second in the Air Force’s T-X Advanced Trainer competition - or offer a different airplane, or a clean-sheet design, the spokesperson declined comment.

airforcemag.comLockheed Martin Says It Will Compete for Advanced Fighter Trainer

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Messaggio da richelieu » 21 ottobre 2021, 16:26

Il problema delle oscillazioni alari del T-7A sarebbe stato risolto ...
Speaking from the floor of Boeing’s T-7A factory in St. Louis, Paul Niewald, vice president and programme manager for T-7 programmes, highlighted the trainer’s digital design and engineering, which greatly simplifies production.
Niewald also says that a ‘wing-rock’ issue discovered in mid-2021 has been resolved.
In flights with the two T-7A prototypes, it was found that the wings tended to rock left and right at high angles of attack.
“We collected more data, were able to bring that down, model it, fly some updates in our manned hardware simulator to model our simulation efforts,” he says.
Following this work, a software fix was devised and loaded onto a test aircraft.
A series of flights was conducted under different conditions to ensure the issue was resolved.
Niewald adds, however, that supply chain disruptions owing the coronavirus pandemic are still a challenge for the programme, mainly owing to the impact on suppliers.
He also says that Boeing will consider pitching the T-7A following a recent US Air Force request for information (RFI) for at least 100 new advanced tactical trainers.
The RFI calls for an aircraft to provide initial tactical training, adversary air support, and “serve as a tactical fighter surrogate of existing and future” USAF fighters.
“This aircraft was designed with growth in mind and being able to do things besides the basic training mission,” says Niewald.
“What’s been released is something we’ll take a look at to see if we can support that need as well.”
USAF already has a programme of record to acquire 351 T-7As to replace the Northrop T-38.

flightglobal.comBoeing offers update on Super Hornet CFTs; T-7A ‘wing-rock’ fix

Anche qui … aviationweek.comT-7A ‘Wing Rock’ Fixed, But Production Delays Continue

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Messaggio da richelieu » 16 novembre 2021, 23:36

T-7A Red Hawk ... si avvicina il momento dell'inizio dei collaudi in volo del primo esemplare di produzione del velivolo ...
The first production example of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer for flight trials is taking shape at the factory in St. Louis, Missouri, as mechanics install its final components prior to the beginning of ground tests.
Boeing hopes to get the aircraft into the air by the end of the year, while acknowledging some delays to the assembly caused by the Covid pandemic.
Another four T-7As have entered the assembly flow.
The process of putting together the major subassemblies can happen rapidly thanks to the employment of digital model-based engineering in the design, including the incorporation of self-locating part technology.
Splicing the fore and aft fuselage sub-assemblies can take place in around 30 minutes, while attaching the wings and tail surfaces can take 10 minutes for each surface.
Industrial partner Saab builds the fuselage aft of the cockpit, and the initial production of seven sections have started at the company’s factory in Linköping, Sweden.
It shipped the third such subassembly in equipped form to St. Louis in September and now forms part of the first production aircraft for flight.

ainonline.comProduction T-7 Red Hawk Nearing First Flight

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"Advanced Tactical Trainer" ... sono in parecchi ad essere perplessi circa le reali intenzioni dell'USAF ... :scratch:
The Air Force is considering a new trainer aircraft — one intended to emulate 4th and 5th generation fighter jets and be able to better train the service’s newest fighter pilots how to fly in combat.
Nope, not the T-7A Red Hawk.
Another one.
Maybe.
The Air Force released a request for information for a new trainer aircraft, dubbed the Advanced Tactical Trainer, on Oct. 12.
But given the service has the first T-7s on the way, scheduled to arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas in 2023, the service’s apparent interest in another — similar — trainer left some observers scratching their heads.
Dan Grazier of the watchdog group Project on Government Oversight said the Air Force’s consideration of another trainer aircraft raises questions about its strategy and priorities — and perhaps about the T-7.

defensenews.comWith T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer

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T-7A Red Hawk ... inside the factory ...
In a factory in St. Louis that once helped launch the U.S. space program, the Air Force’s next generation of training aircraft is taking shape.
Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk is still years away from reaching initial operating capability.
But during a Wednesday visit to the factory where the new plane is being assembled, Boeing officials were bullish on its future potential - not just as a trainer to teach new pilots, but also as a model for how to build future aircraft.
The high-tech methods Boeing used to design and build the T-7 are saving time, simplifying processes, improving quality and cutting down on defects, company officials told reporters.

defensenews.comThe T-7 takes shape: Inside the factory where the Air Force’s next trainer is being built

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T-7A Red Hawk ... Boeing ha presentato il primo esemplare di produzione ...

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Boeing unveiled the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer for the Air Force at its St. Louis, Mo., facilities April 28, revealing a jet bearing the tail flash of the 99th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, which will be the first unit to operate the new airplane.
The first T-7A squadron is to be operational in 2024.
The “Red Hawk” name, its red tail, and the 99th all pay recognition to the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, some of whom were on hand for the ceremony.
The canopy rail of the rollout jet was painted with the names of Red Tails commander, the late Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, and Lt. Col. George Hardy, who attended the event.
Boeing showed videos honoring the Tuskegee Airmen and linking the jet to their legacy.
airforcemag.comBoeing Rolls Out Production T-7A, First New Jet Trainer in 60 Years

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Un video di Boeing ...



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Ritardi ed aumenti dei costi anche per il T-7A Red Hawk ...
Da AW&ST ...
T-7A Rollout Follows Boeing Charge, Air Force Procurement Plan ...
Brian Everstine - May 19, 2022

First came the bad news for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation trainer.
During an earnings call in late April, Boeing announced new charges and delays on the T-7A Red Hawk - the digitally designed advanced trainer set to replace the service’s old Northrop T-38s.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, supply chain constraints and negotiations with suppliers caused $367 million in cost overruns for the aircraft, Boeing’s Chief Financial Officer Brian West told investors, with costs to be incurred “over the next several years.”
But the next day, Boeing officially rolled out the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase T-7A in a St. Louis ceremony that also honored the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
The jet appeared with a light gray fuselage and bright red tail, along with the tail code representing its future home of Randolph AFB, Texas.
“The T-7A Red Hawk proudly carries on the heritage of the Red Tails—reminding us of the Tuskegee Airmen’s dedicated service to this nation,” said Ted Colbert, president of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
“We look forward to providing the Air Force with a training system that will train and develop new generations of heroes for decades to come.”
Air Force officials say the T-7 cannot enter service fast enough, with a massive gap in capability between its current trainer, the ancient T-38, and modern fighters such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22.
“If you look at the tail on most T-38s, it’ll have a 60-something on there for [the year] it was produced,” Lt. Gen. David Nahom, the service’s deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, told lawmakers in late April.
“We’ve got to get these aircrew training in a much more modern aircraft that will help bridge them into these fifth-generation aircraft that they’re moving into. So . . . we do need the T-7 as quickly as possible.”
“As quickly as possible” now appears to be a Milestone C full-rate production decision in mid-2023, ahead of initial operational capability in 2024.
The Air Force in its fiscal 2023 budget request includes procurement dollars for the T-7 for the first time, requesting just $10.5 million for advanced procurement items.
This number balloons to $321.9 million in 2024 for 14 jets, followed by $489 million in 2025 for 21, $557.9 million in 2026 for 23 and $892 million in 2027 for 36.
The service in 2018 awarded Boeing a $9.2 billion contract for 351 of the aircraft.
Some lawmakers have pressed the Air Force to accelerate the timeline, as safety issues on the T-38 have continued.
There were seven Class A incidents with T-38s in 2018-21; these are defined as an event that results in a fatality, permanent disability and/or damage greater than $2.5 million.
There were zero T-38 Class A incidents in 2014-17.
However, acceleration does not appear likely within the Air Force.
Andrew Hunter, the service’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, told lawmakers that it “would be premature to accelerate the procurement of the production aircraft in [fiscal 2023.] . . . Right now, my assessment would be accelerating production to 2023 would be a challenge. . . . I want to keep a close eye on the test program and see what we learn from that, and there may be issues that arise there that we could address.”
Boeing has touted its electronic design process for the jet, which moved it from concept to first flight in 36 months.
Saab builds the jet’s aft fuselage and last fall opened a new facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, for production.
The fuselages previously were built at the company’s facility in Sweden.
The aircraft that appeared in the St. Louis ceremony will remain there for ground and taxi tests before its first flight, Boeing says.
The first jet produced, T-X1, is going to Edwards AFB, California, for high-angle-of-attack testing.
In the course of prior testing, the aircraft developed wing rock issues during high-angle-of-attack flights; a software fix was implemented in the fall of 2021 to address the problem.
Boeing is also looking ahead to the potential Advanced Tactical Trainer for the Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) and the Navy’s similar Tactical Surrogate Aircraft.
The ACC expects the new trainers to be separate from initial training aircraft, with the trainers at operational bases so new pilots can gain experience with a more advanced jet before entering an F-22 or F-35.
The service released a request for information for the program in October 2021, with a potential program to start in 2024.
Gen. Mark Kelly, ACC commander, says this aircraft would be different from the existing T-7 because of a need for more advanced sensors, radars, more fuel and other characteristics that were not a part of the initial T-X requirements.
Boeing said it has designed its T-7 for growth and can add more capabilities to the jet.
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Saab ha spedito l’ultima delle cinque fully installed T-7A Red Hawk aft fuselages dalla sua fabbrica di Linköping, Svezia, al sito di produzione di Boeing a St. Louis. Oltre alle cinque Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) aft fuselages, Saab ha fornito nel programma anche due test fuselages:

https://www.md80.it/2022/06/17/saab-com ... la-svezia/

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"T-7A Red Hawk" ... Boeing ha riprogettato il tettuccio dell'aereo dopo che è stato rilevato un rischio relativo alla protezione del pilota in caso di collisione con uccelli ...
Boeing has redesigned components of the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft after tests showed how a bird strike against the cockpit canopy would endanger the pilot.
The Government Accountability Office in a recent report states that in June 2021 the program began tracking a risk related to protecting the pilot in the event of a bird strike, with mitigation work possibly leading to additional delays that officials say they are willing to accept to protect the pilot.
Steve Schmidt, Boeing’s chief test pilot, says the problem emerged during tests in which a 4-lb. thawed chicken was fired at the cockpit and high-speed cameras detected the problems.
... aviationweek.com ... Boeing Redesigns T-7 Canopy After Bird-Strike Risk Emerges ...

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T-7A Red Hawk ... la produzione è stata rimandata al 2024 ...
Design and testing hiccups on the Air Force’s new T-7A Red Hawk training jet, in development at Boeing, have pushed aircraft production into 2024, Air Force Times has learned.
Setbacks have dulled the shine of a program hailed as a major step forward in the adoption of faster, digital-first aircraft design.
It also pressures the Air Force to maintain its aging T-38 Talon fleet longer than expected until a replacement is ready.
Pre-production flight testing is slated to start in 2023, and Boeing expects the Air Force will order its first set of operational aircraft in 2024.
airforcetimes.comProduction of Air Force’s next-gen training jet delayed to 2024

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Secondo la Boeing i test di volo relativi allo sviluppo del T-7A Red Hawk riprenderanno quest' estate...
Developmental flight testing of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer will likely begin this summer, as ejection seat issues that delayed the program seem headed for resolution soon, according to Boeing and Air Force sources.
Problems with the ejection seats prompted USAF and Boeing to slow the program down in December, delaying production deliveries until the second half of 2024.
The seats did not behave as expected in tests with pilot manikins representing the smallest class of potential pilots.
“We anticipate EMD (engineering, manufacturing and development) flight testing will begin this summer after receiving the military flight release,” a Boeing spokesperson told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
“We continue to progress on T-7 escape system testing. Along with the U.S. Air Force, we have compiled a lot of data that shows we are moving in the right direction.”
airandspaceforces.comBoeing: Developmental Flight Testing for the T-7 Expected This Summer

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Passeranno almeno altri due anni prima che possa iniziare la produzione a basso tasso del Boeing T-7 Red Hawk ...
The Boeing T-7 Red Hawk advanced trainer won’t be ready for a low-rate initial production decision until February 2025 - six and a half years after Boeing won the initial contract in 2018.
The new date for the “Milestone C” initial production decision is as much as 14 months later than was anticipated as recently as late 2022, caused in part by concerns over the safety of ejection seats.
Those and other issues are now or will soon be resolved, the Air Force said.
The first production aircraft will not be delivered until December 2025 at the earliest, USAF said.
It is not clear how much the delays will push back initial operational capability (IOC), which was originally scheduled for 2024 and had more recently been promised for 2026.
airandspaceforces.comWhy USAF’s New T-7 Trainer Won’t Start Production for 2 More Years

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Appena una settimana dopo ... la Capacità Operativa Iniziale (IOC) del Boeing T-7A Red Hawk subirà un ulteriore rinvio e slitterà alla primavera del 2027 #-o ...
The T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer won’t achieve initial operational capability until early 2027, having slipped from its original goal of 2024 and a more recent timeline of 2026, Air Force acquisition executive Andrew Hunter said April 21.
The delay stems from postponement of the Milestone C low-rate production decision, resulting from issues discovered in testing related to the ejection seat and more.
In an email transmitted through an Air Force spokesperson, Hunter told Air & Space Forces Magazine that “due to issues discovered in the early development and test phase of the program, the Air Force is delaying its Milestone C decision to initiate the buy of T-7A production aircraft. By extension, this will shift the T-7A program’s initial operational capability (IOC) into the spring of 2027. We are pursuing risk reduction activities to mitigate some of these schedule challenges.”
The Air Force and Boeing team completed a sled test of the ejection seat in February and are set to conduct a taxi test “within the next several weeks,” Hunter said.
Those tests will hopefully provide a path to resolving the ejection seat problems, he added.

airandspaceforces.comT-7 Trainer’s IOC Slips Again, This Time to Spring 2027

Se a suo tempo l' USAF avesse preso una decisione diversa (T-100) ... ora non si troverebbe con una flotta di T-38 obsoleti e totalmente inadeguati alle necessità attuali ... senza contare le ingenti spese necessarie per aggiornarli e fare in modo che siano, in futuro, ancora in grado di operare in sicurezza ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 23 aprile 2023, 9:22

In merito ... i problemi che sta incontrando l'USAF a causa dei velivoli da addestramento obsoleti ...

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Steve Trimble commenta su AW&ST i problemi incontrati dal T-7A Red Hawk ...
The decision to install an advanced ejection seat in the U.S. Air Force T-7A Red Hawk has caused a 2.5-year delay in standing up the first squadron and contributed to Boeing’s $1.14 billion in losses to date on the fixed-price contract.
As the service struggles to keep a half-century-old fleet of Northrop T-38 Talons flying amid a pilot shortage nearing crisis levels, the question is whether the T-7A program’s problems have been resolved - or have only just started.
The Air Force is optimistic that Boeing and ejection seat manufacturer Collins Aerospace have resolved the safety concerns about the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat (ACES) 5, the latest version of the ACES II system installed on nearly all other Air Force fighters and bombers except the Lockheed Martin F-35.
aviationweek.com/defenseFast-Tracked U.S. Air Force T-7A Slowed By Ejection Seat Issues

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Piovono critiche sulla gestione del programma T-7A ...
Il velivolo da addestramento T-7A, già in ritardo di due anni sulla capacità produttiva e operativa iniziale, dovrà subire probabilmente ulteriori ritardi, ha affermato il Government Accountability Office in un nuovo rapporto (*).
E anche quando arriveranno gli aeroplani di produzione iniziale, questi potrebbero non soddisfare i requisiti dell'USAF in quanto verranno costruiti prima che il servizio firmi un contratto con Boeing specificando cosa dovrebbero essere.
Citando i funzionari dell'USAF, il GAO ha affermato che il nuovo calendario del programma T-7A, sviluppato da Boeing a Gennaio, è "ottimista ed è basato su risultati favorevoli non supportati dalle prestazioni passate" e che il rapporto tra il servizio e l'azienda è "debole".
Anche se tutto andrà bene da qui in poi, ha affermato il GAO, l'USAF dovrà prolungare ulteriormente la vita dell "sessantenne" T-38 a causa dei ritardi accumulati dal T-7A.
airandspaceforces.comGAO: Boeing Unlikely to Meet Revised T-7 Schedule

(*)gao.govADVANCED PILOT TRAINER - Program Success Hinges on Better Managing Its Schedule and Providing Oversight

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Il T-7A Redhawk ha ricevuto dall'USAF il Military Flight Release ...

aresdifesa.itIl T-7A Redhawk ha ricevuto dalla USAF il Military Flight Release

Anche qui … airdatanews.comBoeing achieves military flight certification for T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer

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Il T-7A Red Hawk ha completato i test di rullaggio ...
Il T-7A Red Hawk ha completato con successo i test di rullaggio, un passaggio fondamentale nella verifica delle capacità e dei sistemi di assistenza a terra dell'addestratore avanzato destinato all'USAF.
"I controlli di volo e i comandi al sistema fly-by-wire erano nitidi e l'aereo ha manovrato eccezionalmente bene", ha affermato Steve Schmidt, capo collaudatore del T-7A.

boeing.mediaroom.comBoeing T-7A Red Hawk Completes Taxi Tests

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A proposito dei test di rullaggio del T-7A Red Hawk ... se ne parla anche qui ...

ainonline.comProduction Red Hawk Prepares for Flight

E quithedrive.com/the-war-zoneT-7A Red Hawk Completes Taxi Tests Ahead Of First Flight

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Il T-7A Red Hawk ha effettuato il suo primo volo di prova ufficiale con, ai comandi, un pilota dell'USAF ...
I test di volo dell'USAF per il T-7A Red Hawk sono iniziati il 28 Giugno scorso, con un pilota dell'USAF che ha portato in volo l'addestratore avanzato partendo dalle strutture di St. Louis dell'azienda appaltatrice Boeing.
L'evento, annunciato da Boeing, segna il primo volo di prova ufficiale condotto da un pilota dell'USAF e l'inizio della fase di sviluppo ingegneristico e produttivo del T-7.
Il Mag. Bryce Turner del 416th Test Squadron e direttore della T-7 Integrated Test Force e il capo collaudatore di Boeing Steve Schmidt hanno portato in volo il velivolo in tandem per 63 minuti, verificando le qualità di volo di base , secondo quanto riportato da Boeing (*).
In una dichiarazione, Turner ha riferito che l'aereo era stabile in volo e "si comporta come un caccia".

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(*)boeing.mediaroom.comBoeing Completes T-7A First Flight With U.S. Air Force

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T-7A Red Hawk ... anche AW&ST tratta l'argomento ...

aviationweek.comU.S. Air Force T-7A Flies For First Time



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Il primo pilota dell'USAF che ha testato il T-7A proviene da una famiglia di aviatori che hanno fatto la storia ...
Le pietre miliari dell'aviazione sono un affare di famiglia per il Maggiore Bryce Turner che, il 28 Giugno scorso, è diventato il primo pilota dell'USAF a portare il T-7A Red Hawk in un volo di prova ufficiale.
Il T-7A è il primo nuovo velivolo da addestramento dell'USAF in più di mezzo secolo.
Il volo di Turner ha anche segnato la più recente pietra miliare in una tradizione di tre generazioni di successi nell'aviazione da parte della famiglia Turner.

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Il primo addestratore T-7A Red Hawk è pronto per la consegna all'USAF ...
La Boeing ha presentato i documenti per consegnare il primo velivolo da addestramento T-7A Red Hawk all’USAF il 12 Settembre, segnando l’ultimo passo verso l’obiettivo di raggiungere la Initial Operating Capability (IOC) nel 2027.
L'USAF spera di ricevere altri quattro Red Hawk entro la fine dell'anno, ha detto ai giornalisti il colonnello Kirt Cassell in occasione della Air, Space & Cyber Conference dell'AFA.
"È emozionante, è come ricevere le chiavi di un'auto", ha detto Cassell, capo della divisione T-7A Red Hawk dell'USAF.
"Ovviamente devo dare le chiavi ai piloti collaudatori dell'USAF [che lavorano] con i piloti collaudatori della Boeing."
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Ecco quando il primo addestratore T-7 Red Hawk volerà alla Edwards AFB ...
L'USAF prevede di far volare il suo primo addestratore T-7A Red Hawk dall'altra parte del paese fino alla Edwards AFB in California il 26 Ottobre prossimo per ulteriori test.
Il Colonnello Kirt Cassell, responsabile del programma T-7 dell'USAF, ha dichiarato Venerdì scorso a Defense News che i primi quattro piloti collaudatori del Servizio T-7 sono a pochi giorni dall'inizio dei loro voli di familiarizzazione e addestramento presso la struttura della Boeing di St. Louis (Missouri).
Ha affermato inoltre che questi voli dei piloti dell’USAF apriranno la strada al primo T-7 Red Hawk, che Boeing ha ufficialmente consegnato al Servizio già a metà del Settembre scorso, per dirigersi poi verso la Edwards AFB con una serie di voli di trasferimento, che avranno luogo, possibilmente, a partire dalla prossima settimana.
defensenews.comHere’s when the first T-7 trainer is to fly to Edwards Air Force Base

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Il velivolo da addestramento T-7A Red Hawk è arrivato alla Edwards AFB per iniziare la prossima fase dei test di volo ...
Il primo T-7A Red Hawk è atterrato alla base aerea di Edwards, in California, l'8 Novembre, segnando l'inizio della campagna di test di volo per lo sviluppo del velivolo biposto, destinato a sostituire il vecchio T-38 come addestratore per piloti di caccia e bombardieri.
Designato APT 2, il jet prodotto dalla Boeing è stato il primo T-7 rappresentativo della produzione ad essere costruito, ed è lo stesso aereo che il Maggiore Bryce Turner ha portato in volo il 28 Giugno scorso, nel primo volo di prova ufficiale da parte di un pilota dell'USAF.
Un team congiunto di Boeing e USAF ha portato in volo il jet dalle strutture della Boeing di St. Louis, Missouri, alla base aerea di Vance, Okla., alla base aerea di Kirtland, N.M., e alla base aerea di Luke, Arizona, prima di arrivare finalmente a Edwards.
airandspaceforces.comT-7A Red Hawk Trainer Arrives at Edwards to Begin Next Phase of Flight Tests

Anche qui … edwards.af.milT-7A Red Hawk Arrival at Edwards AFB Reflects Integrated Team Effort

E qui … defensenews.comFirst T-7 trainer lands at Edwards Air Force Base for test flights

Pure qui … theaviationist.comFirst T-7A Red Hawk Arrives At Edwards Air Force Base

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