Textron AirLand Marks the One-Year Anniversary of the Scorpion ISR/Strike/Trainer Jet’s First Flight
December 12 2014 - 2:22PM
Business Wire
Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron company (NYSE: TXT), today
completed its 266th flight test hour, one year after its first
flight on December 12, 2013. “Today’s anniversary flight was a
fitting tribute to our teams who have worked tirelessly to meet a
very demanding flight test schedule,” said Textron AirLand
president Bill Anderson. “In the past year, Scorpion has flown to
many US states and across the Atlantic—demonstrating that a highly
affordable, relevant, multi-mission tactical aircraft can also be
highly reliable,” he added.
Scorpion completed its 266th flight test
hour on December 12, 2014 in Wichita, Kansas, on the anniversary of
its first flight. (Photo: Business Wire)
First-year flight testing highlights:
- Total flight hours: 266 from
December 12, 2013 to December 12, 2014
- Availability: Scorpion’s
first-year availability rating was greater than 95 percent, an
extremely high mission capability score for a prototype tactical
jet aircraft
- Confirmed efficiency:
Demonstrated below $3,000 per flight hour
- First trans-Atlantic roundtrip
flight: Scorpion crossed the Atlantic for its international
debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough
International Air Show. The trip was completed one day ahead of
schedule, covering over 9,200 nautical miles in a total of 38 hours
flight time.
- International demo: Flew the
first international pilot at the British Empire Test Pilots’
School
- First military exercise:
Participated in Vigilant Guard 2014, a large-scale, multi-state
disaster response exercise sponsored by U.S. Northern Command and
the National Guard Bureau. Scorpion provided aerial reconnaissance,
transmission of full motion video and communications regarding mock
threat scenarios, in tight coordination with other aircraft and
ground stations
- Longest flight: 4.2 hours during
Vigilant Guard 2014
- Top speed achieved: 455 Knots
True Air Speed (KTAS); 0.78 Mach
- Low speed achieved: Demonstrated
an intercept of a low, slow flying threat aircraft below 100
KTAS
- Top altitude achieved: 45,000
feet
For a closer look at the Scorpion and its multi-mission
capabilities, please visit www.ScorpionJet.com. Downloadable images
and videos of recent test flights are available in the Scorpion
Media Gallery.
About Textron
Textron is a multi-industry company that leverages its global
network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to
provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron
is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell
Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming,
E-Z-GO, Greenlee and Textron Systems. More information is available
at www.textron.com.
About Textron AirLand, LLC
Textron AirLand has developed a highly affordable and exportable
twin-engine ISR/Strike/Trainer jet for the tactical military
aviation market. A versatile jet platform based on commercial best
practices and proven high technologies, Scorpion is designed as a
multi-mission aircraft for diverse battlefield, security and
training missions. More information about our initial aircraft is
available at www.ScorpionJet.com.
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efficacy of research and development investments to develop new
products or unanticipated expenses in connection with the launching
of significant new products or programs; the timing of our new
product launches or certifications of our new aircraft products;
our ability to keep pace with our competitors in the introduction
of new products and upgrades with features and technologies desired
by our customers; changes in foreign military funding
priorities or budget constraints and determinations; changes in
government regulations or policies on the export and import of
military products; volatility in the global economy or changes in
worldwide political conditions that adversely impact demand for our
products; performance issues with key suppliers or subcontractors;
and continued demand softness or volatility in the markets in which
we do business.
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