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1969
1969 - 0109.PDF
FUGHT International, 16 January 1969 87 New Cessna Avionics A new line of electronic equipment, the Series 800, has been announced by Cessna. The system, which is designed with professional IFR operations in mind, is avail able as optional equipment for the Cessna 310, 401, 402, and 421. New items incorporated in the system are a 720-channel communication unit, a 200-channel navigation set, a combina tion glide-path/marker-beacon receiver and a lightweight trans-' ponder. Other units in the 800 Series system are ADF, RM1, course director, DME and three-axis autopilot. The equipment incorporates built-in self-test facilities and 25MRz communica tion-channel spacing. Use is made of microelectronics and solid-state design. The navigation set utilises electronic tuning, and weighs 7.91b. The transponder can be used, in conjunction with an optional encoding altimeter, for automatic altitude reporting in incre ments of 100ft. The Series 800 system conforms to FAA Technical Standard Orders. HS.125 North American Sales Top 100 In an end-of-the-year round of HS.125 sales, Hawker Siddeley brought its orders for the type from Canada and the USA to 103, worth some £22 million. The total number sold to date is 179. The hundredth aircraft sold in North America was ordered by Scovil Manufacturing Co, Waterbury, Connecticut. Learjet Sales Boost in December Sales of 11 Learjets worth $9 million (£3.75 million) in December are reported by the manufacturer and its distributor for Canada and the USA, Gates Aviation. Eight of these are Learjet 25s, and the other three 24s. One aircraft is for Germany, another for South Africa. Air Taxi Association Grows Two air taxi operators, with six aircraft between them, have been admitted as members of the UK Air Taxi Operators' Association, Nottingham Airport. The companies are Executive Air, Baginton Airport, Coventry (fleet: one Dove, one Cessna 411. and one Aztec, with a Queenair B80 on order), and Thurston Aviation. Stapleford Airport. Essex (one Islander, one Apache and one Twin Comanche). Islander for Locust Control As part of its support for the Desert Locust Control Organisation at Asmara, Ethiopia, the Ministry of Overseas Development is providing a Britten- Norman Islander. The aircraft will be used for aerial spraying and reconnaissance operations against locust swarms. The Ministry, in a £175,000 programme, is also providing a fleet of 25 Land Rovers. Locust swarms are expected to reach crisis proportions in the spring, and aircraft will be widely used in Africa to control them. The DLCO, supported by a number of East African countries, has built up extensive experience in aerial control techniques over the years. During a recent period when locusts showed little sign of activity, there was some difficulty in obtaining funds necessary to hold the organisation together, and agricultural work was undertaken to ease the burden of overheads. The extent of the present locust resurgence will help to underline the importance of keeping a standing force of aircraft, equipment and personnel as an insurance policy. Islander Down on Ice Mr Robert Iba. pilot of a Britten- Norman Islander which made a forced landing on the ice cap of south-west Greenland on January 3, was picked up by a helicopter after two nights on the ice. He said that the aircraft was undamaged apart from a broken nose leg. The Islander was on a delivery flight to Florida. It is hoped to-salvage the aircraft as soon as weather conditions permit. Pawnees for Runway De-icing Contracts have been awarded for the provision of two Piper Pawnees for de-icing runways at O'Hare and Midway Airports, Chicago, and Mitchell Field, Milwaukee. The Pawnees spread urea, an agricultural fertiliser which is relatively non-corrosive to aircraft, to dispel the ice; one pilot can treat a 12,500ft runway in 15min. The Beech 99 is appearing in ever-increasing numbers. One operated by Mackey International Air Taxi immediately below) is pictured at San Andros in the Bahamas. Mackey is owned by Eastern Airlines. The Beech 99 of Cal-State Air Lines (bottom) plies between Long Beach, Oakland and other points in the area. As well as Beech 99s, the company will soon be operating a Jetstream tlpo M m.
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