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World Airliners and P68 Observer piston twins, and the company is upgrading all of its line with Honeywell Bendix/King Silver Crown avionics. A turbocharged version, the P68TC, also offered. An upgraded AP68TP-600, dubbed the VA300, is due for certification in 2002. This utility aircraft is powered by the Zoche Aero diesel engine and is some 200mm (7.8in) wider and 1 m shorter than the P68. Production VulcanAir has doubled production of the P68 to two aircraft a month this year. The P68 Observer 2 accounts for two thirds of total production. VulcanAir plans to establish a final assembly facility in the USA as the market represents around 70% of its total sales. SF600A Canguro VulcanAir is in discussions with a launch customer for its 9/11-seat turboprop-powered SF600A Canguro twin which it acquired from Finmeccanica in 1997. Equipped with two R-R 250-B17C turbo- props, it is a derivative of the piston-engined SF600, which was first flown in 1978. VF600W/VA300 A single-engined utility cargo version of Canguro, the VF600W, is in development, which is powered by a 670kW Walter M601F engine. A diesel-pow- ered twin, dubbed the VA300, is also being developed. Both aircraft are set for certification by 2002. Wolfsberg AVIATION, Woudstraat 23,3600 Genk, Belgium tel: +32 (89) 38 08 31; fax +32 (89) 38 61 41 Raven 257 Wolfsberg Aviation had started production of its eight-seater Raven aircraft with a Czech company Evektor Aerotechnika, but this joint-venture col lapsed late last year due to financial problems and disputes over subcontracting production to China. The Belgian company has now taken wing pro duction back in-house from Evektor, through its Czech subsidiary Letov. Wolfsberg's relationship with former joint venture partner Evektor remains amicable, with the former planning to subcontract fuselage parts for the Raven. The initial aircraft had its first flight from the com pany's Kunovice manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic in August last year. It was the first of six test aircraft to be produced at the plant - one for flight tests, one structural article and four pre-pro duction articles. US FAR23 certification was expected for the fourth quarter of this year but has now been set back to next year, because substantial modifications were made during the production interuption that followed the split with Evektor. The new model is designed for passengers and bulkier cargo and has a fuselge 1.5m longer and 250mm larger than the original prototype, this in turn led to a 1.4m increase in wing span to 15.4m. The maximum all-up weight of the Raven 257 has been VulcanAir SF.600A Length (m) Wingspan (m) Height (m) Wing area (m2) Cabin width (m) Max take-off weight (kg) Max landing weight (kg) Operating empty weight (kg] Max zero fuel weight (kg) Max payload (kg) Powerplant 2 x 12.21 15 4.3 24 1.2 3,605 3,400 2,050 0 1,575 298kW R-R250-B17F/1 Standard fuel capacity (1) Normal operating speed (kt) Wolfsberg Raven 257 12.12 15.4 4.0 25.86 1.47 2,990 2,990 1,895 2,850 800 2 X 224kW Teledyne IO-550-N piston 1,024 165 Max cruise speed (kt or Mach) 172 Max operating altitude (ft) Take-off field length (m)* Landing field length (m) * Accommodation (typical) Design range /typical load 8,000 600 600 9 - 540 130 16,500 220 256 7 1,370km 7 pax Note *sea level /ISA "data is for the Yak-40D XAC Y-7-100 24.22 29.67 8.85 75.26 2.76 21,800 21,800 14,988 19,655 5,500 2 X 2080kW Dongan WJ5A1 5,100 - 257 19,685 546 620 910km 52 pax XAC Y-7-200A 24.71 29.2 - 74.98 2.76 21,800 21,200 13,700 19,200 5,500 2x2,051kW XAC Y-7H-500C 24.31 29.2 8.89 74.98 2.78 24,000 23,500 15,773 21,000 5,500 2x1,460kW P&WPW127J Dongan WJ5E 5,550 - 248 19,685 1,100 1,120 60 Yakovlev Yak-40" 20.36 25 6.5 70 2.15 15,400 - 9,850 - 990 3 x 3,300lb Ivchenko Progress AI-25 - - 237 19,685 850 630 - 2,150km 3,300kg 3,910 - 297 23,000 660 - 27 - increased by 7% to 3,100kg. Powered by two 300hp Teledyne Continental IO- 550-N8s, the high-wing, twin- boom Raven is targeted at the private, air-taxi and medevac opera tor markets particularly in Alaska, Australia, the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Production Output is expected to reach 24 aircraft a year by 2003. XI'AN AIRCRAFT XAC Xi'an Aircraft (XAC), PO Box 140-84, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710000, China tel: +86 (29) 721 4959 or +86 (29) 721 4960; fax: +86(29)6203707 Y-7/MA 60 Y-7, the Chinese version of the Antonov An-24, entered service with the Civil Aviation Administration of China in 1984. More than 70 have been delivered, most of them into airline service. They are produced by Xian Aircraft (XAC), which is the manufacturing plant of AVICI (See Aviation Industries of China). The Y-7 differs from the An-24 in having a slightly wider fuselage and larger wing, as well as 2,175kW Chinese Dongan WJ5A-1 engines. Five newer mod els of the aircraft have been developed: the Y-7-100, -100C, -200A, -200B and the Y-7H-500. A future growth version, seating 60-64 passengers, is also under consideration. The Y-7-100 is an improved and modernised ver sion of the original, developed with the help of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering. The -100A version has winglets, while the -100C has optional Rockwell Collins avionics, a stretched fuselage, improved aerodynamics and more-powerful engines. The -200B has 2,125kW Dongan WJ5E engines, which have lower fuel consumption than the WJ5As. The 2,050kW P&WC PW127-powered -200A is intended for export and is due to be US certificated. The Y-7-5H is a cargo version, powered by WJ5As. The first PW127J-powered -200A entered service at the beginning of this year with Changan Airlines of Xian. The latest Y-7-200 development is marketed as the MA 60, which is equipped with two 2,050kW PW127J driving four-blade Hamilton Sunstrand 247F-3 propellers. Other improvements include a Collins EFIS, an Honeywell (formerly AlliedSignal) auxiliary power unit and a new cabin interior. In November XAC won a 60-aircraft order for the MA 60 from China's first aircraft leasing company. The five aircraft have been leased to Sichuan Airlines. All 60 aircraft are to be delivered within five years. XAC has secured 150 million yuan ($18 million) of government funding for a further upgrade to the MA 60. This version is expected to enter service next year, and will incorporate changes to extend the airframe life from 25,000 cycles to 30,000- 40,000 cycles. It will also reduce the aircraft's 13,700kg (30,200lb) empty weight by 400kg, include wing modifications and increase the 1,600km range by about 300km. The programme also includes cockpit upgrades with Honeywell offering XAC two cockpit display options: a high-end, full liquid- crystal display suite, or a cheaper suite based on the Bendix King EFIS 40 electronic flight instrument system and Honeywell multi-function displays. A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) version of the MA-60 called the MA-MPA or "Fearless Albatross" has been proposed. 62 28 AUGUST - 3 SEPTEMBER 2001 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.fliqhtinternational.com
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