Boeing T-X takes to the air

N381TX (production serial T1, manufacturers’ designation BTX-1) takes off from St Louis on December 20. A second prototype was in ground testing at the time of the type’s maiden flight and was expected to fly early this year. Boeing/Saab BOEING HAS flown the first prototype of its entrant for the US Air Force’s T-X nextgeneration trainer programme. Developed in collaboration with Saab, the aircraft performed a 55-minute maiden flight at the US manufacturer’s St Louis facility in Missouri on December