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1986
1986 - 2997.PDF
WORLD NEWS Collision kills pilot TAMPA ~ The pilot of a Piper Aztec died and a Pan Am Boeing 727-200 was seriously damaged on November 6 when the Aztec struck the 727 a glancing blow on touchdown in bad visibility at Tampa, Florida. The only injuries to passengers or crew on the Pan Am aircraft were minor ones sustained during the emergency evacuation ordered by the aircraft captain. The 727 was about to take off for Miami. The Aztec, flown by an Eastern Airlines captain due to fly for his airline later that day, was carrying out an approach in fog to Tampa's runway 36L, just after 0700hr EST. Visibility was 100-200 yards. The 727 was taxiing along 36L's parallel taxiway (to the east of the runway) in the reciprocal direction, and was nearing the holding point. While the 727 was still taxi ing the Pan Am captain saw the Aztec coming straight at him out of the fog, according to initial Pan Am reports, so he swerved his aircraft to the right. An exclamation on the radio, according to US news reports, indicates that the Aztec captain saw the 727, but too late to avoid it. Initial impact was just below the 727's flightdeck on the port side, and there was a further heavy impact with the 727's port wing. The fatal approach was the Aztec's second attempt at landing that morning. A Boeing 727 and a Cessna 172 had earlier carried out missed approaches and decided to divert. SEP narrows ignitor choice VERNON ^^^^ Ariane engine manufacturer SEP is leaning towards adop ting a strengthened twin-jet ignitor to overcome problems with the third stage of the European launch vehicle, reports Gilbert Sedbon. SEP has tested both twin- jet and triple-jet ignitors as alternatives to the existing single-jet device. A310 flies PW4000 Airbus Industrie kicked off a 300hr test programme on November 8 with the first flight of an A310-300 powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW4000 turbofans. Airbus had earlier flown a single PW4000 on a A300 testbed. BAe buys Piper trainers VERO BEACH Piper has scooped up an order for 19 single-engined Warrior II and six twin-engined Seneca III aircraft. British Aerospace placed the order to equip its new commercial pilot training school being set up in Prestwick, Scotland. Piper won the order, the value of which it refuses to disclose, against competition from 18 other types built in Europe and the USA, accord ing to BAe. "Piper aircraft were chosen for their known reliability, low operating costs, efficiency, and per formance," says the British company. The Warrior II will be used for advanced single- engine training following initial tuition on the Swiss FFA Bravo aircraft. The Senecas will be used for twin-engined training and will be specially equipped for easy transition to jet training. Deliveries will take place from July 1987. The Piper success comes hard on the heels of orders for three Cheyenne IIIAs from Alitalia, a Cheyenne IIIA from Lufthansa, and ten Dakotas from the Republic of Indonesia. All were taken in the last six weeks and make Piper's fleet orderbook the highest for "several years". Piper delivered 550 aircraft last year, but was forced to suspend the production of single-engined piston types— including the Warrior II— for four months earlier this year because of lack of orders. Deliveries will be fewer still this year, but the recent flurry of orders—backed up by the order for 156 Seneca, Sara toga, Archer, and Arrow kits from Embraer of Brazil taken in July—could lift next year's deliveries above 1985 levels, signalling a recovery. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL NEXT WEEK "°0: In our special directory we list the jets, turboprops, and piston twins available for use as business and utility aircraft. Every battlefield com mander wishes he could anticipate his opponent's next move. Joint Stars, a surveillance and targeting programme under develop ment for the US Army and Air Force, should make that wish come true, as Karen Walker reports. Chicago O'Hare-based Simmons Airlines is a size able, no-nonsense regional operator now working with both American and North west. David Learmount visits Illinois and Michi gan to discover how it works. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 15 November 1986
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