FIRST RAAF SUPER HORNET AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

摘要

Boeing has begun fitting the outer skin of the first RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet to its forward fuselage on the assembly line in St. Louis. The aircraft, the first of 24 ordered by Australia, is approximately three months ahead of schedule and set for delivery in July. Boeing says each of the 380 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets it has built for the US Navy has been delivered on or ahead of the original delivery timeline.rnMeanwhile, the Super Hornet InfraredrnSearch and Track (IRST) program has successfully completed a series of risk-reduction flight tests that demonstrated the compatibility and effectiveness of the IRST system on the aircraft, Boeing announced at the Avalon air show.