Italians fly NH90.

The first NH90 helicopter destined for the Italian Army flew its maiden voyage in September, when two test pilots and a pair of engineers took a 30-minute flight that reached 120 knots and pushed the aircraft to the edge of its basic flight envelope. The Italian Army will receive 60 NH90s and with another 56 to be delivered to Italy's Navy.

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Title Annotation:	Digest
Publication:	Armada International
Date:	Dec 1, 2004
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