Final Australian Spartan under test

THE TENTH and last C-27J for the RAAF took its first flight at Leonardo’s facility at Turin-Caselle on August 29. Serialled A34-010, it wears the provisional registration I-EASD for test and delivery. After check and test flights in Italy it will fly to L3 Aerospace Systems/ Platform Integration in Waco, Texas. As prime contractor for the RAAF, L3 will complete systems integration on the aircraft. The RAAF acquired ten C-27Js, the first arriving at RAAF Base Richmond in June 2015.