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The photographer:The first Pilatus PC-21 of the French Air Force made its first flight
13 July 2017
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017,
the French Air Force's first Pilatus PC-21 (serial number 293, registration 709-FC) made its first flight of tests after a series of tests carried out on the ground in the current At the end of June.
After the first flight, a second trip was made the following day, on 13 July, in the presence of a French delegation composed of French Air Force and French Defense Ministry soldiers.
To date, at least four French PC-21s are currently in the final assembly lines, located in the center of Switzerland, in Stans (Nidwalden).
On December 30, 2016, the French Ministry of Defense and the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus signed an unspecified contract for the sale of 17 advanced training aircraft, PC-21, French Air Force.
These 17 aircraft,
the first of which are expected to be delivered from 2018,
will be stationed at Cognac Air Base 709,
where part of the training of young fighter pilots and navigators officers weapons system takes place.
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Fast taxi after flight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqJqUPQdAxE
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Pilatus PC-21 Armée de l'air is taxiing to the Pilatus Factory after first flight with official cerenomy on 13th July 2017