Portugal's KC-390 Transport Aircraft Begin Test Flights

Portugal, the first export customer of the KC-390 transport aircraft developed by Brazilian firm Embraer, is counting down days to get its planes ahead of deliveries in 2023. Test flights of the Portuguese KC-390s, which were completed by Embraer, began at Gaviao Peixoto in the Brazilian state of Sao Paolo. The ongoing trials will see if the aircraft meets Portugal's demands and certification by Brazil's national civil aviation authority ANAC and the industrial development and coordination agency will be completed. Upon completion of the trials, the KC-390s will move to Portugal, where their North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standard equipment will be installed on the aircraft and final certification procedures will be completed.

Portugal with Embraer for $930 million in 2019 signed a deal worth, flight simulators and 12 years 5 KC-390 transports under contract including logistics support He ordered the plane.

KC-390 During Trials:

Source: Embraer

KC-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft The new generation twin-turbofan jet-engined KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft developed by Embraer has been ordered by Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal and Hungary to this day. The project, in which Aero Vodochody from the Czech Republic and the British BAE Systems participated as subcontractors, had been discussed for a period of time regarding the participation of the US Boeing, but they ended negatively. The KC-390, which can carry a load of up to 26 tons, is powered by two IAE V2500-E5 turbofan jet engines, which are also used in A320 passenger aircraft.. The aircraft with a high wing design is capable of landing and taking off on both soft and dirty runways thanks to landing gear with low-pressure tires.