First in USAF “eSeries” Aircraft Reportedly Validates Digital Design
The first US portion of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has officially entered the Boeing jet’s production line. The training jet, designated the eT-7A Red Hawk by the U.S. Air Force because of its digital heritage, was fully designed using 3D model-based definition and data management systems developed at Boeing during the last two decades. The T-7A Red Hawk employed the digital engineering and design of the Boeing T-X aircraft that went from firm concept to first flight in just 36 months.