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SOUTH KOREA: ROKAF STARTS HIGH AOA FLIGHT TESTING ON T-50 GOLDEN EAGLE.(angle-of-attack)(Republic of Korea Air Force)(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, July, 2004

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) recently began high angle-of-attack (AOA) flight testing on the T-50 Golden Eagle, a supersonic jet trainer being developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with technical assistance from Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]. "It is imperative that we build an advanced jet trainer that is safe for our student pilots to fly," said Lt.

Col. Lee, Choong-Whan, the senior ROKAF T-50 test pilot. "Although the design engineers have excellent design tools and simulation capabilities, our job in the test force is to wring the aircraft out, looking for any anomalies. It is important that we fully understand the high AOA characteristics of this aircraft before it is placed in the training command." The initial high AOA flight testing will...

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