Saab welcomes first T-7A Red Hawk flight by USAF pilot
The first flight by a United States Air Force’s (USAF) pilot of a T-7A advanced jet trainer built during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase took place on June 28 from St. Louis, USA.The 63-minute flight by the USAF test pilot Maj. Bryce Turner, 416[th] Flight Test Squadron and Boeing T-7 chief test pilot Steve Schmidt, was observed by senior representatives of the USAF, Boeing, and Saab, as well as an audience who watched online via the internet.
“The first flight of the T-7A by a serving Air Force pilot is a historic achievement for the program and is a tribute to