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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Ukrainian-Designed Antonov AN-70 Back in the Air

The tactical transport has apparently had technical issues that have stretched out development for quite a while, but Russian and Ukrainian customers are still declaring commitment to the project.  What I find most interesting is the (apparent) practice of performing flight test as part of airshows.  To me the two endeavors are fundamentally incompatible.  You don't do something in front of a crowd of onlookers unless you know for sure what will happen.  But if you know for sure what will happen, then you aren't really doing flight test.

http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news/20120927/176265713.html

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