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1982
1982 - 1266.PDF
Citation III certificated CESSNA has received FAA certifica tion for the Citation III after more than l,700hr of flight-testing. De liveries of the aircraft, which can carry 15 people and has a range of 2,500 n.m., should begin in December; Cessna has said that it intends to conduct a series of intensive post- certification flights to smooth out any problems before customers receive their aircraft. Cessna states that it has more than 140 orders for the aircraft, which costs $5,196,000 in 1981 dollars. Power is supplied by two TFE731-3B- 100S engines and maximum altitude is 51,000ft. • Cessna has announced a new lease- purchase programme for its Corsair and Conquest turboprops and for the Citation I. Customers can now lease any of these aircraft for one to seven years with the option to buy at any time, at a predetermined price. The aircraft can be configured to custo mers requirements, and the lease can be cancelled any time after the first year. <H*MMMB Mig| «|ffsrfSafa*1 Canadair reports that flight-testing of the first Challenger 601, which made its maiden flight on April 10, is going well. The CF34-powered 601 is now in production, and will have a 3,500 n.m. range Bell 222s grounded after fatal crash SOME 20 Bell 222s have been grounded by the FAA following the crash of Bell 222 N2152J near Hinton, Oklahoma, which killed all three occupants. The US National Trans portation Safety Board (NTSB) says that preliminary investigations show that one main rotor blade control link fractured, and subsequent ex amination has revealed a fatigue crack across about one-third of the link cross-section. The link had accumulated about 115 operating hours. Only 20 or so of the 79 Bell 222s built have the link in question, be cause Bell began offering an im proved link assembly last autumn. The manufacturer has supplied the new link to operators free of charge and two-three man-hours are required to fit it. Ag aviation conference at Granfield DO you know a Pine Beauty Moth when you see one? That is not a catch question from a de Havilland Fan Club membership interview, but a real problem for arboriculturists. What do you know about atomiser design? Or particle transmission? How about lane analysis? And are you familiar with characteristics of aircraft spraying nozzles? All these subjects are important elements of agricultural aviation. A course to bring human- and animal- health and crop-protection workers up to date is planned by the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield Institute 1200 of Technology. "Aerial Application of Pesticides" (September 6-17) will cover research techniques, spray generation, and application tech niques and formulations, as well as administration and costing of such protection operations worldwide. The course includes aircraft- spreader and spraying demonstra tions, discussions of helicopter and fixed-wing operations, safety, and economics. Details from Short Course Officer, Cranfield Institute of Tech nology, Cranfield, Beds; telephone 0234 750111. The £650 fee includes lecture notes and accommodation. Business AND LIGHT TRANSPORT [pyiKnr Learjet announces loss GATES LEABJET has reported a loss of $1,083,000 in the first quarter of 1982, which ended on March 31. This compares with a profit of over $3 million in the same period last year. Sales for the quarter reached $142 8 million, up about 50 per cent on last year's figure of $95-6 million. This represents the first loss made by the company in ten years, and officials say that it was caused in part by early model 55 deliveries, which were sold more cheaply than those later in the production schedule. Model 55s due for delivery in mid year should provide satisfactory pro; fit margins. Beduced orders for model 20 and 30 aircraft has resulted in lowered production rates. S-76 lost off shore Thailand A SIKORSKY S-76 operated by Union Oil crashed into the sea about 12 > miles off the Thai coast on April 30, and the 13 occupants were killed, i First reports indicate that mainten ance work had been carried out on the tail section, and sticking of the , rudder pedals had been experienced. The pilot is believed to have re- -» ported directional control problems at 5,000ft and initiated a descent, but lost control completely at about A 1,000ft. The wreckage is now lying in about 100ft of water. Piper adds shutdowns to vacations PIPER has announced that its Lake land and Vero Beach divisions will * close for the summer vacation on the weeks beginning June 7 and 14. The Lock Haven division will shutdown for the weeks August 2 and 9. In addition, all facilities will close on * the weeks beginning June 21 and 28 t because "the general aviation market continues to deteriorate". President , and chief executive officer Max Bleck says that production has been cut *• back, and workforce reductions are being studied. FLIGHT International, 15 May 1982
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