Certification Flights on Boeing 707 Pave way for Long-Delayed E-8C J-Stars Re-engining
Credit: GUY NORRIS/AW&ST
The long-awaited re-engining of the U.S. Air Force’s E-8C Joint Stars will take another step forward with the completion next week of flight tests of Pratt & Whitney’s JT8D-219 engines on a Boeing 707 at Mojave, Calif. The tests on the Seven Q Seven (SQS)-modified 707 are aimed at a supplemental...
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