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Thursday, May 12, 2011

First Flight of Hawk Mk 66 with Upgraded Cockpit

Hawk Mk 66The Finnish Air Force is making good progress with the service introduction of its ex-Swiss BAE Systems Hawk 66 jet trainers.

A red-and-white Hawk with a new glass cockpit fitted in Finland made its first flight on Thursday 5 May.

On the first flight from the Finnish Air Force Flight Test Center's base at Halli, the crew verified that the aircraft had safe flight characteristics and checked the engine and other systems for normal operation.

Airborne time was 1 hour and 1 minute.

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