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1990
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NEWS CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES Belgians repair Libyan Hercules 4 USAF halts C-17 development payments Updated Su-27 begins test programme 5 USAir suspends Boeing deliveries End to ASRAAM hiatus in sight Partners sought for MD-12X 6 Japanese LE7 suffers new setback Canadian Army criticises Oerlikon NEWS: OPERATIONS 8 Europe faces frequency capping BA 747 suffers engine failure Douglas goes into receivership Deutsche Airbus studies East Bloc Aeroflot admits engine problems UK calls for floor strengthening America West plan shuttle deal NTSB blames pilot in Aloha accident Five companies back V-One Confusion surrounds Iraq embargo Northrop may lose US Marine contract USAF makes European personnel cuts GAMA declares HIRF exposure safe 13 AOPA sets unlicensed airfield standards Final countdown begins for STS 41 14 Helium depletion reduces COBE data NASA examines Venus images NEWS: BUSINESS n 12 PWA prepares for recession US dollar rate hurts Airbus Australia names sell-off date NEWS: TECHNICAL 17 France drops Orchidee/J-STARS trial _ 18 US Army orders rotor monitors Missile warner developed by Israel US Navy tests modified T-45 19 Finland plans new Hawk order Argentinian Pampa heads north 3-9 OCTOBER 1990 NUMBER 4234 VOLUME 138 COVER STORY The Commercial Aircraft of the World directory gives an up-to-date rundown of who makes what, including the MD-11 P 49. Putting the versatile Antonov An-74 through its paces. Full flying impressions P 44. The price of peace used to be noise: now peace must go hand-in-hand with quiet • P 38. NEXT WEEK The first Western test pilot to fly a MiG-29 gives a full evaluation of the Soviet's handling, and performance at high angles of attach. MH-60 simulator goes to Reflectone 23 Rediffusion simulates TCAS II CAE seals USAir Dash 8 contract First Euro-installation of MLS 24 Manchester monitors departure noise BAe and Hyde deliver Airbus wings Commander considers new trainer 25 Yakovlev design bureau plans expansion Sukhoi and Singapore team up ESA funds infra-red observatory 26 Soviet shuttle faces budget cutback Ball cools X-Ray spectrometer NEWS: ANALYSIS An aircrft for all reasons 30 US Navy makes its case for the A-12 NEWS: MOSCOW AIR SHOW Mikoyan follow-up Fulcrum 32 Ilyushin unveils new big twin FEATURES Low-flying fight in Germany 38 With peace comes quiet Selling space in space 33 Spacehab's mid-deck is set for 1992 Antonov An-74 flight test 44 A surprising field performance Commercial Aircraft 49 The World's jet airliners described COMMENT Decommissiong competition 3 People 94 Letters 96 Straight and Level 98 # REED BUSINESS PUBLISHING CROUP ISSN 0015-3710 Published in association with Airline Business by Reed Business Publishing Ltd, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, England. ©Copyright Reed Business Publishing Ltd 1990. Founded 1909. Second-class postage paid at RAHWAY, New Jersey, and additional entries. Postmasten'Send address corrections to: Flight International, c/o Mercury Airfreight International Ltd Inc, 2323 Randolph Avenue, Avenel, NJ 07001. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 3-9 October 1990 1
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