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Airbus’ A320 ATRA with Eurofighter nose completes first flight
This aircraft, which now features the nose of a Eurofighter jet, has been transformed into a flying 'test bed' to test the ...
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Airbus equips A320 with Eurofighter Typhoon nose to test new radar
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) airfield served as the setting for the maiden flight of the Advanced Technology Research ...
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German Eurofighter AESA Flight Testbed Flies
According to AESA Radar Project Manager Thomas Hirsch, modifying the A320 to carry the radar has a “significantly shorter clearance process,” and the aircraft’s endurance means that more flight ...
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Germany flies A320 testbed modified to carry Eurofighter’s ECRS Mk1 radar
Germany's DLR aerospace research centre has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 adapted to conduct airborne testing ...
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Airbus flies ATRA test aircraft modified for Eurofighter E-Scan radar
Airbus has flown the Advanced Technology Research Aircraft (ATRA) flight test aircraft (FTA) that has been modified for the ...