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1981
1981 - 0780.PDF
814 Japan budgets $85 million for aerospace JAPAN'S budget for the 1981-82 financial year features more than $85 million for civil aerospace and research and development. Some $21 million is designated to support the launch of the RJ.500 turbofan being developed in collaboration with Rolls- Royce, while more than $10 million is for continued Boeing 767 co- production. Just under $2 million has been allocated to initial launch costs associated with the Y-X-X 130/150 seat short-haul aircraft. Some $2 mil lion is set aside for further YS-11 customer support. R&D funding includes more than $41 million for the National Aircraft Laboratory's Q/Stol prototype re search aircraft, which is under development using the hull of a Kawasaki C-l military transport. Almost $10 million is allocated for further FJR-710 experimental turbo- fan research. YS-11 manufacturing group disbanded NIHON Aircraft Manufacturing (NAMC) is to be disbanded in March 1983, the Japanese Govern ment has announced. The company was formed in 1959 to develop and market the YS-11 transport, of which some 182 were built and 162 remain in service. Some 53-8 per cent of NAMC is owned by the government, more than 180 Japanese manufac turers holding the remainder. Heavy deficits have been recorded since the last aircraft was completed in 1973. The Government investment of $186 million standing some $35 million short of requirements to date. One of the country's aircraft manu facturers is expected to become re sponsible for support of the remain ing aircraft after the government winds up the company. FLIGHT International, 21 March 1981 MBB-VFW board changes announced FOLLOWING the merger of MBB and VFW a number of MBB directors have joined the VFW board. MBB's chairman and deputy chairman Gero Madelung and Sepp Hort, and manag ing director Dr Johannes Broschwitz, join Prof Reimar Luest and former State Secretary Franz Sackmann as new members. Drs Heinz Ache, Wolf gang Gaebelein and Goetz Sadtler, Walter Behrmann and Peter Hart- mann relinquish their positions on the VFW board. New VFW managing director from April 1 is to be Dr Carl Peter Fichtmueller. His predeces sor Johann Schaeffler is to head the new transport aircraft division in Hamburg. August Ackerman will rep resent MBB within the VFW manage ment, while employees representa tives on the VFW board remain un changed. "Flight" Directory of British Aviation 1983 THE 1983 edition of the Flight Directory of British Aviation is being prepared. To ensure that changes of address, executive and managerial status and other modifications to com pany structure are taken in, details should be sent to the editor (11 Oaddington Close, Park Road, New Barnet, Herts EN4 9QH, telephone 01- 441 3811/telex 299412). Press officers are requested to include the directory on their mailing lists to avoid dis appointment or embarrassment. Copies of the 1981 edition—price £11-75 inclusive—are available from IPC Business Press Sales & Distribu tion, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS. Not Nasa's better lunar landscape, but Pratt & Whitney's better alloy; this microscopic view shows the engine-maker's new Merl 76 material (see this page for February 21). Using powder metallurgy techniques, stronger and lighter engine discs can be made, it is claimed Ferranti to sell US systems in Europe FE .RANTI is to sell International Signal and Control electronic defence systems in European Nato countries under a mutual trading agreement with ESI London in which ISC is a major shareholder. Ferranti defence systems will be sold through ISC in the USA. Georges Ricard THE man who for almost 40 years directed Breguet research and de velopment, Georges Ricard, has died at 74. Graduating from aeronautical school in 1930, Ricard joined Breguet two years later as an engineer and never worked for any other company. After occupying positions as develop ment engineer, department head, Chief of Research, Chief Engineer and director of the Toulouse plant, he became Technical Director in 1957, which position he remained in until his retirement ten years ago this month. Ricard directed development of the Deux Ponts heavy transport, the carrier-based Alize and the Atlan tic maritime patrol aircraft and was involved in Breguet's 121, which pre ceded the collaborative Jaguar pro gramme. Gustaf Gudmundson LEADING Swedish engineer Gustaf Gudmundson has died at 69. After graduating from Chalmers Technical High School, Gothenburg, he joined first Nohab Flygmotor and then AB Aerotransport at Malmo-Bulltofta Airport. In 1940 Gudmundson was ap pointed head of Volvo's engine design office. He became technical director in 1956 and was vice-presi dent from 1957 to 1971, when he rer tired. Subsequently he worked for Garrett in Los Angeles as a consul tant. Gudmundson was responsible for the development and testing of all Volvo aircraft engines for more than 30 years.
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