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2004
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IN BRIEF TRAINING DEVICE Frasca International has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for its TruFlit H reconfigurable heli copter flight-training device, for both visual and instrument flight- rules training. Silver State Helicopters has ordered 10 units configured for the Schweizer 300 and Robinson R22 and R44, University of North Dakota is to buy a Bell 206/Schweizer 300 device and New York police wants an Agusta A119 unit. GLOBAL AIRFONE Verizon Airfone will be able to offer global satellite communica tions to North American general aviation users of its MagnaStar terrestrial-based air/ground tele phone system under an agreement with Iridium Satellite. More than 3,000 aircraft are equipped with MagnaStar. MD DELIVERY MD Helicopters has delivered the sixth and final MD500E to the Columbus, Ohio police department CHC SUPPORT CHC Helicopter has received from BP a three-year C$40 mil lion ($33 million) contract, with a two-year option, to provide one Sikorsky S-61 and two S-76s in Baku, Azerbaijan for offshore support in the Caspian Sea. ETHANOL IPANEMA Industria Aeronautica Neiva's Ipanema crop duster has become the first ethanol-fuelled aircraft to receive certification, following approval from the Brazilian aviation regulatory agency. Neiva says the Lycoming-powered Ipanema runs on alcohol distilled from sugar cane and is designed to slash fuel costs by around 75%. WEATHER DATALINK WSI has received certification for its InFlight Dash 5 graphical weather datalink, which is com patible with Garmin's GNS-400 and -500 series panel-mounted display systems. InFlight pro vides a continuous satellite downlink of weather data, including 2km (1.2 miles)-resolu- tion radar mosaics. GENERAL AVIATION DEVELOPMENT KATE SARSFIELD / LONDON Evektor steps up pace of turboprop programme Czech manufacturer sets dates for prototype production and first flight of utility twin Czech Republic-based design com pany Evektor is stepping up devel opment of its EV-55 utility twin turboprop and is set to start proto type production next year. First flight of the nine- to 14-seat aircraft is earmarked for early 2007, leading to certification and first deliveries in mid-2008. The Kunovice-based company is evaluating a number of engine options in the 550hp (410kW) power range, it says. "We are meet ing potential suppliers and plan to make a decision early next year," says Evektor marketing manager Vit Kotek. "An avionics supplier will be selected in mid-2005," he adds. The unpressurised aircraft will be sold in three versions - passenger, cargo and combi, Kotek says, each priced at around $1.6 million. An emergency medical evacuation ver sion is also under evaluation. The aircraft will cruise at more than 210kt (400km/h) and have a maxi mum range of 2,400km (l,300nm). Evektor Aerotechnik plans to build up to 60 aircraft a year in the first full year of production. "The aircraft will provide a modern and economical alternative to operators of older, out-of-production cabin- class piston twins," it says. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LUBOMIR SEDLAK DELIVERIES More light aircraft fly with Garmin G1000 Deliveries of light aircraft equipped with Garmin International's G1000 avionics are accelerating, with Mooney Airplane receiving certifi cation for the integrated flightdeck on the Bravo GX and Ovation2 GX high-performance piston singles. Dual-display G1000 integrated avionics were first approved in May on the Diamond DA42 Twin Star, followed by the DA40 Diamond Star, and have since been certifi cated on the Cessna 182T Skylane, T182T Turbo Skylane, 206H Stationair and T206H Turbo Stationair piston singles. Deliveries of GlOOO-equipped Mooneys will begin soon. Cessna is to deliver its first GlOOO-equipped 172 Skyhawk next year. Deliveries of Raytheon Beechcraft Bonanzas and piston-twin Barons equipped as standard with G1000 avionics will begin in the second half of 2005. DELIVERY Hamburg police receive EC135s Germany's Hamburg police helicopter squadron has taken delivery of two Eurocopter EC135 helicopters. The light twin-engined rotorcraft replace the squadron's out-of-service B0105s. Eurocopter says around 350 EC 135s have been delivered since the type entered service. SEAPLANE Go-ahead for Loch Lomond Loch Lomond Seaplanes has cleared a key hurdle in its. quest to form Europe's first scheduled seaplane operation. The Scottish company, which operates a five- seat Cessna T206 Stationair for ad hoc charter and sightseeing tours around the region, received a temporary exception to the UK Civil Aviation Authority's low-fly ing rule, enabling Loch Lomond to take off and land on Glasgow's waterfront. This area in the Scottish city will be the base for the country's first licensed water aerodrome. No provision exists in the UK covering the establishment and operation of these facilities, says Loch Lomond Seaplanes founder and managing director David West, but the CAA is in the process of drawing up new regulations which are scheduled for publication shortly. "We hope to get the new ser vice running by the middle of next year, initially serving Glasgow to the Kintyre peninsula in south west Scotland," West says. "There is huge demand for this type of service from local busi nesses and individuals looking to avoid this road journey, which can take up to 3h against 15min by seaplane", he says. 26 30 NOVEMBER - 6 DECEMBER 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.fliqhtinternational.com
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