Voa o C295 AEW&C
Voou no dia 7 de junho o primeiro Airbus Military C295 de Alerta Aéreo Antecipado e Controle. O rotodome (antena de radar em formato de disco) usado sobre a fuselagem ainda é fixo, usado apenas para verificar o impacto da estrutura nas características de voo. O rotodome verdadeiro será rotativo, com cobertura de 360 graus.
A aeronave será equipada com o FITS – Fully Integrated Tactical System, que integrará todos os sensores.
O tópico na imprensa especializada:
Ares:
“At this point Airbus Military has not taken a decision on a formal program go ahead, and a sensor selection has not been made.”
(http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a6750bc62-20e4-466b-8df2-5be56ccd4c82&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest)
Flightglobal:
“The objective of the trials is to verify the aerodynamic and structural impact of the in-house developed rotodome on the aircraft’s overall structure, handling qualities and performance.”
(http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/06/08/357738/first-flight-for-airbus-militarys-aewc-c-295.html)