On February 19, Boeing announced that they have begun production of the new T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft (official video here). The company sees this step as the beginning of a new era in aircraft design and assembly thanks to the advanced process they have adopted to develop and manufacture the jet.
According to Boeing, the aircraft was fully designed using 3D model-based definition and data management systems developed by them over the past two decades. The T-7A Red Hawk has employed the digital engineering and design of the Boeing T-X aircraft that went from firm concept to first flight in just 36 months for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training competition. Read more here
