Powerful Poseidon plane makes landing at Jacksonville Naval Air Station

Navy pilot Shannon Hoover obviously had been well-briefed not to say too much about the P-8A that she landed at Jacksonville Naval Air Station on Monday afternoon.

The plane that represents the future of naval patrol and reconnaissance aviation - and that of the base itself - is in its early testing stages, with only three actual Maryland-based models flying.

So when pressed by reporters about its performance and how it compares to the P-3 patrol plane it will eventually replace, Lt. Cmdr. Hoover would say only that "we're really having a good time flying it," that "it's a really exciting air frame" and that "we're still early on" in flight testing.

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