F/A-18E FUSELAGE SECTIONS JOINED

McDonnell Douglas has joined the forward and aft sections of the first F/A-18E, keeping the aircraft on track for its first flight in December. The work, which was completed on May 8 at the company's suburban St. Louis facility, employed a laser-guided technique first used for the C-17. According to...

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