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Monday, September 28, 2009

Boeing test flights of military plane to start Monday over Hood Canal

Boeing 737-700 AEW&C (Wedgetail)Starting Monday and continuing through Oct. 15, Boeing will conduct seven flight tests of a military airplane over Hood Canal.

The plane will release flares in flight and will be closely followed by a chase plane.

The flights are to test a self protection system aboard a Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, a 737 with a large rectangular antenna mounted on the upper fuselage and Royal Australian Air Force markings.

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