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F414-Powered Gripen Demonstrator Makes Successful 1st Flight
(Lynn, Mass., May 30, 2008) -- The Saab Gripen Demonstrator aircraft powered by a GE F414G engine successfully completed its first flight on May 27 at Saab, Linkoping, Sweden. The flight lasted 30 minutes and completed all planned goals.
"This flight is a major milestone for the Saab and GE propulsion integration team, which adapted the Gripen aircraft and the F414 engine," said Tony Mathis GE - Vice President. F414/F404 Programs. "This is the first adaptation of an F414 for a single-engine application. This team was able to meet all the integration and flightworthiness requirements while holding an accelerated schedule."
Volvo Aero has joined with GE to support this development program and the flight and demonstration testing that will continue beyond 2010. Cooperative relationships with both Volvo Aero and airframe manufacturer Saab have led to this milestone and will continue through the Gripen Demonstrator Program and beyond.
"Everything went according to plan. The Gripen Demonstrator aircraft is more powerful compared to earlier versions of Gripen, but it is just as easily flown. We look forward to continuing the test program at the same high pace as up to now," says test pilot Mikael Seidl, who together with his colleague Magnus Ljungdahl crewed the first flight.
Source : GE Aviation
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