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TECHNICAL: G ENERAL AVIATION Turbocharged 114 is Commander's aim BY IAN GOOLD Commander Aircraft is plan ning to offer a more power ful version of its Model fl4 piston single and is looking at the market for a new trainer to replace Cessna 152s. The turbocharged fHTCL will be powered by a 225kW (300hp) liquid-cooled Teledyne Continental Voyager engine. Commander president Randall Greene expects that this will give the 114 a speed of 414km/h (224kt) compared with the 303km/h possible with the cur rent production aircraft. Greene says that manufacture is to be stepped up next year. Production is set to grow from eight to 12 a month in May 1991, and from 12 to 20 or more from October. Up to 50% of Model 114s built are being sold for export. Greene is talking to Com mander dealers about the mar ket for a new trainer. He be lieves that there may be a de mand which could be met by a joint venture design. Greene argues that "...the world needs a Cessna 152 re placement trainer. The Piper Cadet is not that aircraft." Piper has demonstrated that selling at a loss to generate volume is not the way forward while Cessna has repositioned "and is doing nicely", he says. Although' conceding the in roads made in the market by Socata designs from France's Aerospatiale, Greene points out that "...it is very hard for a non-US [training] aircraft to do well in the USA". Commander estimates an ini tial 300-a-year world market for two-seat primary trainers would be needed to absorb non recurring costs. Such a venture would not have to be a com pletely new design, says Greene. "There are potential partners or existing aircraft [available]. There are quite a few designs that have not been properly exploited." D New Yakovlev general aviation designs s^^F^T^ o ( Yak-58 •4* d ^ j ~o o Yak-48 ^ o o o o r-rr-7~^/]\ dj L_ t^^-j-X o Yak-56 Yakovlev unveils konversiya plans The Yakovlev design bureau has unveiled several new designs it is considering to ex pand its activities in the general aviation market. The Yak-112, profiled top left, is a high-wing four-seat light utility aircraft with an unprepared short runway capa bility. The Yak-56, top right, is a dedicated two-seat aerobatic aircraft powered by the M-16 225kW (300hp) air-cooled en gine. The Yak-58, mid left, is a six-seat light executive and util- SUKHOl TEAMS FOR SINGAPORE SCREENCRAFT Sukhoi and Singapore' Aeromarine have teamed to market the "screencraft", a wing-in-ground-effect-type aircraft. The original design work was undertaken by Singapore Aeromarine and has been taken up by the Sukhoi design bureau. Using two decks, one for passengers and one for cargo, the "screencraft" is described as combining the qualities of an aircraft and a hydroplane. A mock-up was displayed by Aeromarine at Asian Aerospace in Singapore earlier this year. ity aircraft with rear-mounted engine. Air ambulance and cargo variants are also possible. The Yak-48, bottom left, is a turbofan powered six- to ten- seat business aircraft fitted with digital flight controls. • N EWS I N B RIEF KING AIR DATA Kohlman Systems Research, based in Lawrence, Kansas, has been awarded a contract by the Simulation Systems Division of FlightSafety Inter national to flight test a Beech Super King Air 350 aircraft. The flight test programme will provide aircraft valida tion data for use in the quali fication of advanced flight simulators. NEW FALCON AVIONICS The Olathe, Kansas-based Bendix/King General Avia tion Avionics Division of Al lied-Signal Aerospace has been selected to supply avi onics systems for a Falcon 20 business aircraft owned by International Aviation Tech nical Services. The avionics retrofit will be completed by IFR Avionics of Van Nuys, California, following a Gar rett 731 engine retrofit and major corrosion inspection performed by Garrett General Aviation Services Division. The Falcon 20 is manufacyu- red by Dassault. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 3 - 9 October, 1990 25
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