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February 15, 2015 - Bombardier confirms that the
CSeries aircraft achieved a critical milestone
in February with the successful completion of
the flutter testing program which demonstrated
the full capability of the aircraft as required
for certification.
Based on the assessment of the data collected by
the flight test program, it also confirms that
all CSeries flight test vehicles can now fly in
fly-by-wire normal mode throughout their full
flight envelope.
The first flight test vehicle (FTV1) stationed
in Wichita, Kansas
performed the flutter tests at a wide range of
speeds and altitudes. During the tests, FTV1 was
pushed to its design speed and altitude limits
achieving dive speeds as high as Mach 0.91 and
altitudes up to 12,497 meters (41,000 feet).
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