Aircraft
L3 Shows Multi-mission Conversion of Bombardier Q400
The Texas-based systems integrator is promoting the twin-turboprop as a cost-effective solution.
The L3 Q400 multi-mission aircraft made its international debut at the Farnborough airshow. (Photo: Chris Pocock)
The L3 Q400 multi-mission aircraft made its international debut at the Farnborough airshow. (Photo: Chris Pocock)

L3 Aerospace Systems flew its Q400 multi-mission aircraft (MMA) demonstrator to the Farnborough Airshow to make its international debut last week. The company has been developing this conversion of the Bombardier twin-turboprop airliner for more than five years. It has identified nine missions that can be performed, ranging from maritime surveillance through ISR to firefighting. There are “several interested customers,” Cliff Henry, senior program manager for airborne multi-mission systems, told AIN.