The Embraer KC-390 military cargo plane continues to expand its range of missions, and now he went to look for new helicopters in the USA.
There have already been two flights carried out by the Portuguese Air Force's KC-390, a FAP, between Dothan Regional Airport, the American state of Alabama, and Maneuver Aerodrome No. 1 in Maceda, close to Porto, in Portugal.
A Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter was on board each flight., of an order placed last year for 6 units, aiming to replace the Kamov Ka-32, Russian-made, in which 2019 were already without maintenance support from the manufacturer, leaving few operational units.
It's KC-390, Made in Brazil, has the ability to carry a Black Hawk or Seahawk (naval version of the Black Hawk), as long as the rotor blades are removed or retracted (in the case of the naval version).
KC-390 landed for the first time in Madeira
According to Diário de NotÃcias-Madeira, the Portuguese Air Force plane KC-390, the Fleet 506- Rhinos, landed yesterday for the first time in the Region, at Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport.
According to DIÃRIO,, the plane coming from the Beja base, carried out crew training and landed in Madeira yesterday afternoon. It only stayed a few minutes from the sign and took off shortly after..
Headquartered at Air Base No. 11, in Beja, Squad 506 operates the KC-390 aircraft and has air transport operations as missions, aerial refueling and firefighting.
