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REGIONAL AN0 UTILITY AIRCRAFT 10310,Indonesia;tel: +62(21)3103833; fax: +62(21)3100081. N-250 The first N-250 prototype had its maiden flight in August 1995, and was produced to the origi nal 50-seatspecification. Subsequent aircraft are stretched, 64-to 68-seat,N-250-100s, although IPTN plans eventually to re-introduce the 50- seat version, for service entry in mid-1998. The first 70-seat prototype features a lower wingbox and a refined structural tail cross- section, which will be used in all subsequent production aircraft. This aircraft was due to have its first flight this month. The N-250- 100 is scheduled to receive FAA certification in late 1997, with deliveries slated to begin in early 1998. TheN-250-100 has anMTOW of 24,800kg and a range of 1,500km. It is powered by two 2,400kW Allison AE2100C turboprops with Dowry Aerospace propellers, and has a fly-by- wire flight-control system. N-2130 An Indonesian state-owned company, DSTP, was established in February to finance the $2 billion development of IPTN's N-2130 80- to 13 0-seat regional jet. Shares to the value of $400 million have been sold to public and pri vate investors. Provisional planning calls for the design of the aircraft to be frozen by March 2000, with assembly of the first aircraft beginning in early 2003. A first flight would take place in the first quarter of 2004, followed by certification by mid-2006. KELOWNA Kelowna Flightcraft, 1-5655 Kelowna Airport, Kelowna, BC V1V 151, Canada CONVAIR 5800 British Columbia-based Kelowna Flightcraft flew its prototype stretched, re-engined, Convair 340 freighter on 11 February, 1992. US and Canadian certification was received in December 1993 and the first aircraft entered cargo service in eastern Canada in January 1994. The Model 5800 is a modification of the Convair 340,440 or 580, with a 4.25m fuselage stretch, two 3,200kWAllison501-D22G(T56) turboprops, Hamilton Standard propellers, Honeywell electronic flight-instruments, new wiring and major structural strengthening. Kelowna says that the aircraft hasa260kt cruise speed and a maximum-payload range of 1,930km with a 9.5t payload. LET Aeronautical Works, Uherske Hradiste, Kunovice 1177, CR-686 04, Czech Republic; tel: +42 (632) 41 1111; fax: +42(632)61 35; telex: 60387/8 LET C. L-410 U VP-E20 MODEL 420 This unpressurised aircraft is derived from the L-410 UVP-E20 and is intended to be certifi cated to US Part 23 standards. The first flight was in November 1993. The earlier Walter M601E engines are replaced by M601Fs, with maximum take-off rating increased to 580kW. Funding shortages have delayed this (and other) Let programmes. L-430 Let has decided to power its proposed L-430 stretch version of the L-410 light transport Biftliil^fMk' with P&WC PT-6 turboprops. The L-430 is now being studied by the company, and it will be a higher-all-up-weight version of the 19- seat L-410, offering a larger cargo capacity. The L-410 is now capable ofa 1,615kg maxi mum payload. New Piper Aircraft, 2926 Piper Drive, PO Box 1328, Vero Beach, Florida 32960, USA,; tel:+1 (407) 567 4361; fax:+1 (407) 778 2144; telex: 6815534PIPER. Piper emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 1995 as New Piper Aircraft. The product line consists of piston singles and twins only. Production of twin-turboprop Cheyennes remains suspended. Partenavia Costruzioni Aeronautiche, 24 Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Milan, 1-20122, Italy; tel: +39 (2) 7600 1847; fax: +39 (2) 783 147. L-610 Czech regional manufacturer Let Kunovice has been offered funding to complete certification of its GE-powered L-610G turboprop. The money — which is understood to be CRr450 million ($17 million) — is being provided by Czech bank Komercni Banka as a long-term loan. The manufacturer now believes that it can complete certification of the 40-seat aircraft to FAA Part 25 standard, and make first deliveries in 1997. Let has already taken several options on the aircraft, with Czech Airlines being the main cus tomer. A company in India, which Let will not identify, but is believed to be Archana Airways, wants to buy four of the aircraft. The L-610G is powered by GE CT7-9D turboprops and fitted with Collins avionics, including an electronic flight-instrument system, weather radar and autopilot. The L-610 was first flown in December 1988. MYASISHCHEV Myasishchev Design Bureau, Zhukovski, Moscow Region, 140160, Russia. Tel: +7 (095) 2726041; fax: +7 (095) 556 5583. SARAS The three-year old Saras light-transport aircraft project of India's state-owned Bangalore-based National Aerospace Laboratories is finally to go ahead, following Government agreement on financing. The $40 million joint project with the Russian Myasishchev Design Bureau is to be funded (in addition to the main partners) by India's Reliance Group, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), the Indian Department of Science and Technology and the Russian Government. The 14-seat multi-role turboprop has been designed for operations from unprepared and high-altitude airfields, particularly to open up India's rural areas. The aircraft, powered by P&WC PT6A-66s, is to be built by HAL at its Bangalore site. P68/AP-68TP-600 VIATOR Partenavia was purchased by AerCosmos of Milan in early 1993. Taneja Aerospace and Aviation of India is undertaking licence produc tion of die P68 range in Bangalore and delivered the first aircraft in January 1995. Under the agreement with AerCosmos, Taneja will con struct five aircraft a year initially, increasing eventually to 24. Current versions of the initial design include the Textron Lycoming piston-engine-powered P68C; P68TC with turbo-charging; and P68 Observer 2 widi transparent nose and provision for electro-optical sensors. The 11-seat AP68TP 600 Viator has been in production since 1989 and is powered by two Allison 250- B17C turboprops. EEEIEEMB3 Pilatus, Flugzeugwerke, Stans, CH-6370, Switzerland; tel: +41 (41) 63 61 11; fax: +41 (41) 63 62 24; telex: 866202. PC-6 TURBO PORTER The current production version is the PC-6- B2-H4, fitted with a P&WC PT6A-27 turbo prop. It was introduced in 1985. More than 500 of this robust, short take-off/landing, utility air craft have been sold in 54 countries. It has been used in numerous roles, including versions on skis and floats. PC-12 Pilatus Aircraft carried out cold-weather opera tional trials of the PC-12 single-turboprop util ity aircraft in April, at the UK Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation's environmental chamber at Boscombe Down, UK. The tests were designed to demonstrate the aircraft's abil ity to operate at temperatures as low as -3 5°C, to satisfy Canadian regulatory requirements. Deliveries of the first production PC-12s began in early 1995, and around three aircraft a month are being built. The business and utility aircraft is powered by a single P&WC PT6A- 67B, flat-rated to 895kW, and has a 3 0,000ft ceil ing and cruise speed of 2 65kt. It has Swiss and • 50 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 15 - 21 May 1996
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