Italian Tranche 3A Typhoon Flown

摘要

Alenia Aermacchi test pilot Mario Mutti conducted the maiden flight of the first Tranche 3A Eurofighter Typhoon for the Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force). The aircraft (CSX7338, b IS064) was flown at Turin-Caselle on July 11 with, according to the pilot, the Typhoon and its systems performing as expected. Italy will receive 21 of the 112 Typhoons covered in the multinational Tranche 3A production contract, with CSX7338 the second to fly. The first (ZK355, b BS116) flew at Warton in Lancashire, on December 2, 2013 (see Tranche 3 Typhoon Flown, January, p4).