- The MH-139A Grey Wolf, the helicopter that will replace the Air Force's UH-1N Huey fleet, conducted its first combined test flight in Florida this month.
- The new helicopter closes the Huey's capability gaps in the areas of speed, range, endurance, payload, and survivability in support of the command's ICBM missions.
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) - The Air Force's newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight, February 11.
With a Boeing pilot in command, this test flight allowed the Air Force its first in-flight look at the capabilities of the aircraft.
The flight also made Maj. Zach Roycroft, 413th Flight Test Squadron lead test pilot for the program, the first Air Force pilot to fly Grey Wolf.