RCAF conducts cockpit examination of C295W

Airbus Defence and Space Press Release | May 31, 2017

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A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) delegation recently conducted a preliminary anthropometric examination of the cockpit of the Airbus C295W aircraft, which has been selected for Canada’s fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) program.

The Airbus C295W aircraft has been selected for Canada's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. Airbus Photo
The Airbus C295W aircraft has been selected for Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. Airbus Photo

The examination at Airbus’s Seville, Spain, C295W final assembly line allowed the RCAF to gain more a detailed familiarity with the aircraft’s design and layout from a human factors perspective, demonstrating that RCAF equipment such as flight clothing, helmets and night-vision goggles will integrate with the flight-deck.

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