When RC523 landed in the early morning Wednesday hours following a 17 hour maximum endurance flight, the arrival marked the completion of the aircraft’s functionality and reliability (F&R) trials and more importantly the final test of the jumbo freighter’s certification campaign. Earlier in the day, RC522 returned to Paine Field in the later afternoon having completed final certification tests on the aircraft Honeywell-build flight management computer (FMC).
Boeing will now make its final paperwork submission to the US Federal Aviation Administration for granting of the aircraft’s type certificate, ahead of first delivery to launch customer Cargolux.
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