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1988
1988 - 1095.PDF
GENERAL AVIATION Civil pilots risk G-Loc CANBERRA Civil aerobatic pilots face the possibility of G-induced loss of consciousness (G-loc), the poorly understood phenom enon believed to have caused several fatal military aircraft accidents, according to researchers at Australia's Bureau of Air Safety Investi gation. In a report just published, the researchers maintain that G-Loc could occur within three to five seconds of even standard aerobatic manoeuvres involving moder ate levels of g and rates of onset of g in light aircraft. They are calling on the Department of Transport and Communications to mount an education programme. The research, claimed to be the first to focus on G-Loc in civil aircraft, was prompted by the crash of a Bellanca Decathlon light aircraft dur ing an aerobatic sequence last year. The pilot was killed. A similar Decathlon was instrumented for the research programme, and g loadings were recorded during ten- manceuvre sequences. Peter Morris, Australia's Minister for Transport and Communications Support, indicates that an education programme will be started, designed to counter the nation's low level of aware ness of G-Loc. "The reality that instanta neous loss of consciousness may occur without prior warning is a matter viewed by many civilian pilots with disbelief," says Morris. FAA receives first Super King Air 300 WICHITA The US Federal Aviation Administration has taken delivery of the first of 19 Beech Super King Air 300 flight-inspection aircraft, which will be used to check airways facilities throughout the continental USA. Each aircraft is to be FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, 30 April 1988 atWW" mmm -^ The FAA has received its first flight-inspection Beech Super King Air 300. It will use 19 such aircraft equipped with automatic flight-inspection systems, and will accommodate a tech nician, an observer, and a two-man crew. The equip ment will be supported by an auxiliary power unit and extra air conditioning. Avionics are to be integrated with the inspection system. The King Air 300s will be based at Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), Sacramento (California), Battle Creek (Michigan), Atlanta (Geor gia), and Atlantic City (New Jersey). NAA ratifies Gulfstream IV records SAVANNAH The Gulfstream IV's east- bound round-the-world record trip in February has been ratified in an unlimited cate gory, according to the "aircraft manufacturer. The US National Aero nautic Association has also confirmed 11 intercity records claimed after the flight, which ended at Houston's Hobby Airport after covering 23,048 statute miles in 36hr 8min 34sec. "Any Gulfstream IV oper ator on a normal Gulfstream business trip could fly the dis tances, the longest of which was 5,166 miles," says Gulf stream president Allen Paulson. The record replaces one established by a Boeing 747SP earlier this year. Gulf stream expects international ratification next month. CL-215 demonstrator fights real fires MONTREAL Demonstrations of a Canadair CL-215 amphibious fire- fighting aircraft were per formed in the best possible way when the aircraft was used against fires in four US states this month. The CL-215, one of 19 oper ated by the Canadian pro vince of Quebec and piloted by Quebec Air Service crews, fought fires in Virginia, West Virginia, and North and South Carolina. The demon stration tour, which also takes in Florida, was scheduled to finish this weekend, the last nine days having been set aside for use of the aircraft by that state's forestry offi cials. Citation III awarded UK ticket LONDON The UK Civil Aviation Authority has certificated the Cessna Citation III business jet, paving the way for further sales, according to Cessna. Just one Citation III is now operating in the UK, the ninth country to have cleared the aircraft. Marshall of Cambridge is authorised to service Citation Ills in the UK and has a "large" spares inventory, says Cessna. Aeroleasing expands Falcon fleet GENEVA ~ Geneva-based Aeroleasing plans to start operating a Falcon 900 and a Falcon 50 this month, boosting its fleet to 25 jet aircraft. The Falcon 900 is the second of two ordered by Aeroleasing, the first having entered service last year. Accompanying the fleet expansion is a plan to start services in Spain, Africa, and the Far East. Aeroleasing expects to base a Falcon 50 in Zaire for private charters and a jet aircraft in Singapore. Business-aircraft operation is a novelty in the Far East, according to the operator. Balloonist aims high OSWESTRY Per Lindstrand, who last year became one of the first two people to cross the Atlantic by hot-air balloon, will try to break the world altitude record for manned hot-air balloons in the USA in June. The current 55,134ft record was set by Julian Nott in 1980. Lindstrand hopes to reach 60,000ft in a two-and-a- half-hour flight in a pressur ised capsule supported by a 600,000ft3 envelope. Sponsor ICI Films is pro viding Melinex/nylon sand wich material for the envelope, which is being assembled at Lindstrands' Thunder and Colt factory. 21
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