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Article: A160 Hummingbird Completes First Test Flight With New Engine.
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- C4I News
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- December 22, 2005
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Boeing's [BA] A160 Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft took an important step recently toward concept demonstration as it made its first test flight from an airfield near Victorville, Calif., according to a company statement.
The new A160 successfully flew for about 30 minutes in the vicinity of the airfield, raising the total number of A160 test flights to 32 and the total number of flight hours to 58, Boeing said.
"This flight--the first with a six cylinder Subaru engine--is an important step toward concept demonstration of this innovative UAV to offer unprecedented capabilities in the history of helicopters," said Gary Gallagher, A160 program ...