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   Technology supplier Honeywell Aerospace has said goodbye to its Convair 580   
   test aircraft. The aircraft was built in 1952 and has been with the company   
   since 2000 for the development of GWPS and TCAS systems.   
       
   The Convair, with registration N580HW, flew for United Airlines between 1952   
   and 1966, after which it transferred to Frontier Airlines, Gem State Airlines,   
   Aspen Airways, Renown Aviation, Allied Signal and Honeywell.   
       
   During her time at Honeywell, the Convair conducted countless risky test   
   flights, such as straight to mountains to test the Ground Proximity Warning   
   System (GWPS), and across thunderstorms to try out a 3D weather radar.   
       
   The aircraft gets a worthy end of life through a Canadian museum, where it   
   will be exhibited.   
       
   Honeywell Aerospace has a considerable fleet of test aircraft. It now consists   
   of two Gulfstream G550s, a Gulfstream 650, a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Dassault   
   Falcon 900EX, a Bombardier Challenger 300, a Beech King Air and an   
   AgustaWestland AW139. The largest aircraft is a Boeing 757-200.   
      
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