To the surprise of many the multirole tanker KC-390 will cross the Atlantic for a contribution from the 11 to July 17 this year in Farnbourgh International Air Show to be held in the UK.
In announcement by CEO of Embraer, Jackson Schneider, was received as a surprise to many because of the difficulties that the project suffered last year, forcing Embraer to take the project costs and continue with the planned schedule, even with the statement that the KC- 390 would be delayed a year.
Given as a form of marketing and promotion, the KC-390 will cross the Atlantic to the land of Queen Elizabeth, the United Kingdom, to carry out an international presentation and try to reach potential buyers for the aircraft, and he already has 28 orders confirmed the Brazilian government and 32 more purchasing cards from other countries like Chile, Portugal and Argentina.
According to Embraer, the risk of flying the KC-390 is nullifying every hour of flight test, where systems of the aircraft is put to the test with all kinds of situations. But should note that the KC-390 is an experimental aircraft, and the risk of not having all certified systems still remains. To date, the first prototype of the KC-390 flew more than 150 hours of flight, as previously stated here on Aeroflap.
Embraer recently said the project schedule was in accordance with the provisions and the Ministry of Defence continued payment of project quotas, although still in arrears. The perspective is to certify the aircraft in less than two years, with first delivery already in 2018 for FAB.