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09.10.2020

Artikel Nummer: 33517

US students to turn B777-300ER into freighters


The National Institute for Aviation Research (Niar) at Wichita State University will begin a large-scale entrepreneurial Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme.

 

The programme, led by Niar's engineering design and modification team (EDM), will focus on the conversion of wide-body passenger aircraft from passenger-transport operations into cargo aircraft to meet the growing e-commerce high-volume freight market.

 

It allows Niar EDM to provide engineering, modification, flight test, and certification for this and other commercial and defence programmes, initially providing jobs for nearly 40 full-time engineers and ten Wichita State engineering students.

 

Sequoia Aircraft Conversions will market the P2F conversions, Kansas Modification Centre will own the STC and license the conversions. (ah)

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