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1982 - 0116.PDF
BAH receives first Westland 30 BRITISH AIRWAYS HELICOPTERS (BAH) took delivery of the first West- land 30 at its Gatwick headquarters on January 6. The aircraft, which is being operated on a leasing arrange ment, will be based initially at Beccles for trial flights out to rigs and plat forms in the southern part of the UK sector of the North Sea, starting in mid-summer. BAH hopes to receive its second aircraft in September. With ten passengers the aircraft can oper ate out to a radius of 150 n.m., and range improvements are expected when the Gem 60-powered version be comes available in the autumn of 1983. Total capacity is 16 passengers. Earlier aircraft with Gem 41 engines will be retrofitted with the later powerplant. Westland now has firm orders for ten aircraft and options on a further 18. The company is negotiating with a number of operators for further orders, including US companies. Air- spur is due to receive its first three W.30s late this year and three more —the first with Gem 60s—a year later. The new engine brings W.30 gross weight to 12,8001b. Raisbeck King Air mod on the market RAISBECK is taking orders for its Mark VI performance improvement kit for the Beech King Air 200. detailed in Flight for July 25, 1981, page 232. The first 10 kits are being sold at $45,000, but this price will rise to $75,000 from the 75th. Raisbeck is offering discount for the first 100 customers if they put down $5,000 de posits. Operators will be able to install the kit themselves if they wish, and the resulting increase in cruise speed could be as high as 40kt. Speed loss dve to anti-icing devices is claimed to be as low as 8kt. Other improvements should include better engine-out per formance, shorter time to cruise alti tude, higher cruise altitude, and reduced fuel burn. Raisbeck Engineer ing is at 7536 Seward Park Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98118, USA, telephone 206 722 0530. FAA drops helicopter noise rule proposal THE US Federal Aviation Administra tion (FAA) has dropped plans to introduce noise regulations for heli copters which the industry would have found extremely difficult to meet. The proposal was first published in mid- 1979, and the original comment period ended in November of that year, but final action was deferred because of industry protests. Even new-generation aircraft would barely have met the regulations, and the FAA now says that "review of all infprmation indicates that the rela tively small noise benefits that result from the imposition of such regula tions would be far outweighed by the potential costs". The regulations would have applied in the normal, transport and restricted categories. 110 Rotary briefs ... An Mi-2 has made an autorotative landing from a height of 400m (1,300ft) at an AUW of 3,700kg (8,1571b), more than 150kg (3301b) above its normal AUW. If cleared for operation at this weight by the USSR Ministry of Civil Aviation, it should improve economy and make the air craft more useful. Bell's 214ST is nearing the end of its certification programme and de liveries will begin early this year. Venezuela has just ordered two, worth $13 million with spares. They will be delivered in April and May this year. Certification of the 18-place CT7-2A- powered aircraft will be for IFR opera tions. US Navy opposes joint user airports THE US NAVY is resisting efforts by general aviation and some airline agencies to obtain use of military air fields in congested areas. The navy is concerned that safety would suffer, particularly in the presence of large military aircraft which produce a great deal of wake turbulence. Lack of ex perience of some GA pilots is also quoted by the navy as an added hazard. GA interest in NAS Moffett field, in California, has brought the situa tion to a head, with Gama, NBAA, and the ATA (Air Transport Association) co-operating in an effort to obtain the use of that airfield and other lightly used facilities. Short finals ... Oklahoma Jet is building 22 hangars in three separate buildings and has plans for new offices and a fire station as part of a $3 million improvement programme. The company was formed in June 1981, and handles up to 150 aircraft a month. It is located at Wiley Post Airport, telephone 405 789- 5252. Gulfstream American has established a corporate communications office at its Oklahoma facility. It will be re sponsible for advertising, promotion, and public information. Alvin Balaban has been appointed to the new posi tion of Director of Corporate and Commander Division communications. Innotech Aviation has extended its warranty on aircraft interiors and re- furbishings to three years or 2,000 operational hours, whichever comes first. Innotech's interiors are all built to FAR-25 and the company specialises in HS.125s and Challeng ers. The company is ait 455 Michel Jasmink, Dorval, Quebec H9P 1C2, telephone 514 636-4155. Colt Executive Aviation is now offer ing maintenance services at Staverton Airport, England. The company can handle piston and turbine-engined aircraft. Colt's telephone number is 0452 712737. FLIGHT International, 16 lanuary 1982
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