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1987
1987 - 0067.PDF
WORLD NEWS British EMS service starts TRURO Britain's first dedicated emergency-medical services (EMS) helicopter began oper ations on April 1. A girl with spinal injuries was flown from the beach at Lands End, the UK's most south-westerly point, to Truro after being rescued from cliffs where she had fallen. The 12min journey would have taken 2hr by road. The helicopter, an MBB BO.105 owned and operated by Bond Helicopters, has been introduced by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly District Health Authority as an integral part of its ambu lance service. It will be based at Trelisk Hospital, Truro, which has the county's major accident department. A three-month initial trial is expected to be followed by a 12-month contract. The health authority is seeking sponsorship, and expects to open the contract to competitive bidding after the first year if appropriate commercial funding has been found to support the service. Wg Cdr David Green, the health authority's primary care and community services general manager, tells Flight that full-time daylight opera tions are likely to cost around £20,000 a month once a full contract has been awarded. Israeli defence jobs threatened TEL AVIV ~ Cuts in the 1987/88 Israeli defence budget are likely to force thousands of layoffs in the nation's defence industry. Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) may have to fire 800, Israel Military Industries (IMI) 1,500, and the Rafael Armament Development Authority 250. The planned cuts reflect the steady decline in orders from the Israeli Defence Forces. Israel's new policy not to supply arms to South Africa may cause thousands of additional layoffs in the First SH-60FCV flies Sikorsky's new anti-submarine-warfare helicopter, the SH-60F CV Helo, has made its first flight from the company's Stratford plant. The helicopter is intended to replace the SH-3H Sea King, protecting the inner zone of carrier battle groups. Provision has been made for a chaff/sonobuoy launcher, but the SH-60F is likely to deploy an Allied Bendix Oceanics AN/AQS-13F dipping sonar when its enters service with the US Navy (see page 12 for full story). coming years, Flight under stands. Before mid-May the Mini stry of Defence will be presenting a full analysis of the economic effects of cancelling the Lavi programme, following the decision not to sell arms to South Africa. Module misses Mir MOSCOW The Kvant laboratory module launched on March 31 failed to dock with the Soviet Mir space station. According to the Kettering Space Group, the final braking manoeuvre did not occur and the 20-tonne module passed within 10m of the manned space station. As Flight went to press the module was being deactivated. Soviet officials say the dock ing was aborted because of problems with the module's directional systems. According to the Kettering Group, Kvant had been placed into an orbit allowing it gradually to overtake Mir, the five-day rendezvous time giving a low closing velocity for the dense module. The loss of Kvant is a setback for the Soviets. The module was to be the first addi tion to the Mir space station, which is the basis for a permanent Soviet manned presence in space. United pilots bid for airline WASHINGTON D.C. United Airlines pilots made an unsolicited $4 • 5 billion bid for the airline last week, in an attempt to win control from chairman Richard Ferris. "We have become increas ingly concerned about the strategy and direction of our company and certain other matters fundamental to its long-term prosperity and success," the pilots told Ferris in a letter. The chairman is reportedly considering selling off other parts of United Airlines, which also owns Hertz, Westin Hotels, and Hilton International. FLIGHT MTEKNATTOMAL NEXT WEEK Graham Warwick describes Boeing Vertol 360, which could revolutionise helicop ter construction. In its 25th anniversary year, Britannia Airways is Europe's biggest and most consistently successful independent charter airline. David Learmount examines the secrets of its success and its first-class reputation. Mike Gaines reports on the Tactical Missile System being developed by Vought for the US Army. As composites take over from metal at Bell Helicop ter Textron, Ian Goold looks at the new production techniques nowbeing intro duced. Libyans fly to asylum TEL AVIV ~ For the second time in a month Libyan aircrew have landed in Egypt seeking political asylum. On March 29 a Boeing Vertol CH-47C Chinook, flying a routine mission in Libya, crossed the Egyptian border, contacted air traffic control, and requested permission to land. Later the three crew members asked for political asylum. A Libyan Lockheed C-130 Hercules landed at the Abu Simbel airfield on March 3. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 11 April 1987
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