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News for 10 August 2006

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10 AUG 06: FIRST FLIGHT FOR FARNBOROUGH F1
FIVE years of design, development and fighting for finance paid off at 1508 on 29 July when the Farnborough F1 prototype, now called the Kestrel, had its maiden flight.The single-engine all-composite construction turboprop took off from Bend Airport, in Oregon, USA.The first prototype has been developed by a small team of dedicated British engineers, led by Technical Director Afandi Darlington and Chief Aerodynamicist Dr Gordon Robinson. Th ... more
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