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Sunday, July 24, 2011

P-8A Poseidon Completes Flutter Program

P-8A PoseidonThe P-8A Poseidon moves another step forward to Operational Assessment next year, as the aircraft completes a major testing milestone.

The P-8A Integrated Test Team (ITT) completed the clean flutter program in June and has begun loads testing.

Flutter flight testing was conducted over the past year on a "clean" aircraft, which means an aircraft with no external stores.

Also, the weapons bay doors were tested in open and closed positions.

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