by Travis J. Tritten | Aug 4, 2017, 12:36 PM
With a $16.3 billion Air Force contract in play, the
Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo is pairing up with the legendary
Tuskegee Airmen in its T-X trainer jet bid.
In a video released by the defense firm Thursday, Jerry
Hodges, 92, a former lieutenant with the World War II-era black Army Air Corps
unit, can be seen getting behind the yoke of Leonardo's T-100 simulator on
Thursday during a convention in Florida.
A crowd of people watching Hodges on the virtual flight
cheered when he made a successful landing, something Leonardo hopes for as the
Air Force considers industry proposals and plans to award a contract later this
year for 350 trainers to replace its aging T-38 Talons……..Read rest of article:
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