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896 RIGHT International, 28 March 1981 Heavy Lift delivers 767 parts to Seattle HEAVYLIFT Air Cargo, the UK air line specialising in the carriage of out size freight with Shorts Belfasts, has delivered the first Aeritalia-built Boeing 767 fin and rudder to Seattle. The Kevlar/graphite components have been flown by Belfast from Naples to Seattle, with technical stops at Stan- sted and Gander. HeavyLift is nego tiating a further ten flights for this year with Boeing. The 43ft assembly, complete with wrapping and safety rails, was trans ported virtually from door to door by HeavyLift, with no need to transfer to surface transport. A Boeing spokes man adds that the Belfast's "high wing, rear loading, low deck-height and no need for special loading equip ment" were all factors in ensuring a smooth delivery. • HeavyLift's Belfasts will be fitted with stickpushers by the end of this year. The UK Civil Aviation Authority has approved Smiths Industries' stickpusher design and the system will be fitted to the third Belfast (out of five) owned by HeavyLift. This will flight-test the system (installed by Marshall of Cambridge) and will avoid having to pull out of service one of the two Belfasts currently operational with HeavyLift. An agree ment with Rolls-Royce has been nego tiated to safeguard the supply of Tyne powerplants for a fourth Belfast air frame. TOW Cobras for Jordan ? THE proposed sale of an unspecified number of Bell AH-1Q Huey Cobras to Jordan has been notified to the House of Representatives and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by the US State Department. The Cobras, equipped with Hughes TOW anti-tank missiles, are valued at $114 million. Mounted under the wing of a buccaneer, the British Aerospace Sea Eagle anti-ship missile is undergoing captive engine tests in preparation for the first live firing in the early spring Pakistan gives in to hijackers i Ferranti INS THOUGH Pakistan's President Zia acknowledges the existence of an unwritten international consensus that hijackers' demands should not be met, he has given in to hijackers of the Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720 (Flight, March 14, page 710), "We thought of taking a more benign attitude and of saving 102 lives," he says. The passengers were handed over to the Syrian authorities on March 15, and the three hijackers have been given temporary political asylum in Syria. Libya, the hijackers intended destination, has refused them access. The USA has accused the Soviet Union of failing to use its consider able influence in Afghanistan (where the aircraft stayed a week before fly ing to Damascus) to help the situation. The US accusations go further, saying that the hijackers arrived in Kabul with pistols, but carried Russian sub machine guns on arrival at Damascus. The Soviet Embassy in Washington has called these accusations "com pletely groundless." Zia has thanked President Reagan for using diplomatic pressure on all countries involved. Following the hijackers' threat to shoot three American passengers, President Zia announced that 55 political prisoners would be freed as demanded. Pakistan requested time to assemble them and to fly them to Syria. "It is over. There is no longer any deadline. It is a matter of time now and I don't anticipate any diffi culties at all," says Pakistan's Syrian Ambassador. for Jaguar FERRANTI has received an order for 100 FIN1064 digital inertial navigation systems for Royal Air Force Jaguars. The first development system has been delivered to British Aerospace and flight trials will begin in a few months' time. FIN1064 is smaller and lighter than the existing Jaguar equip ment and its installation will leave room for additional equipment such as electronic countermeasures for low- light TV. Airline accidents D Embraer Bandeirante PT-GLB of Votec Servicios Aereos Regionais crashed on approach to Val de Cans Airport, Belem, on February 24. During heavy rain and high winds the aircraft hit a ship in port and broke in two. Two of the 13 people on board survived. The aircraft was on a scheduled flight from Tucurui to Belem. • Philippine Airlines BAG One-Eleven RP-C1182 hit instrument landing sys tem antennas on take-off from Manila on February 17. The captain elected to carry out a circuit and emergency landing because there was extensive damage to the port wing and star board engine. The aircraft was further damaged on landing, but there was no injury to crew or passengers.
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