AIR FORCE READ OF THE DAY
T-7 Red Hawk trainer makes its debut
By Stephen Losey
Apr 29, 01:52 PM
Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark speaks during the T-7A Red Hawk rollout ceremony April 28 at the St. Louis, Mo., Boeing facility. The T-7A will eventually replace the T-38C Talon to train pilots to fly fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Fredericks/U.S. Air Force)
WASHINGTON — The first of the U.S. Air Force’s new fleet of trainer jets, Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk, was unveiled to the public in a rollout ceremony Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri.
The event, held in a Boeing facility at Lambert International Airport, marked the first delivery of 351 planned T-7s, which will replace the more than 5-decade-old T-38 Talon aircraft.
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