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Article: Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful Flight of AFRL's Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft.
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- Defense & Aerospace Week
- Article date:
- June 17, 2009
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On Tuesday, June 2, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) successfully conducted the initial demonstration flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA). This flight marks the final and most significant milestone of Phase II of AFRL's ACCA program, in which Lockheed Martin replaced the mid/aft fuselage and empennage of a Dornier 328J aircraft with an advanced composite structure.
"Yesterday was one of those perfect days where I get to be the first to fly a new aircraft and everything goes as planned. The aircraft was a real pleasure to fly and we experienced no issues," said Rob Rowe, Lockheed Martin test pilot.
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