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Leonardo fine-tunes its 757 jetliner converted into a Tempest test rig
ROME – Leonardo has announced more details of the 757 test bed aircraft it will use in the Tempest program, including a 28 ton payload for equipment and six locations for sensors.
Dubbed Excalibur, the aircraft has been remodeled with a pointed nose to mimic the likely
Tempest design by Leonardo’s partner, UK firm 2Excel…….
Heard today this airframe has been permanently withdrawn from use and possibly scrapped, without any actual Tempest related work done with it.