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Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) yesterday conducted the first flight of their T-50 advanced jet trainer prototype at KAI's facility in Sachon, South Korea.
"This is a great day for the T-50 program, the T-50 team and the nation," Hyoung-Bo Kil, the president of KAI, said in a statement. "I congratulate the entire team, including the Republic of Korea Air Force, KAI, the rest of the Korean aerospace industry, Lockheed Martin and our international industry partners. Working in close cooperation, we made this important first flight on schedule. The T- 50 is a critical program in Korea's national goal of developing a world- class aerospace industry."
The first flight lasted 39 minutes, and included the use of full military power from the aircraft's General Electric (GE) F404 engines for takeoff and climb to an altitude of 7,000 feet for preliminary tests and then to 15,000 feet....