The
second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial
flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing
two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8I,
a derivative of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 commercial airplane,
is the second of eight long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine
warfare aircraft Boeing is building for India.
"The program is on plan and the Indian Navy is excited for the
P-8I to join its fleet," said Leland Wight, P-8I program manager
for Boeing. |