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What went wrong
For cost reasons, the Ariane 501 was fitted with two Ariane 4 inertial-reference systems (IRS), and no tests were performed with the real IRS to verify that they would behave correctly during the Ariane 5 flight, although simulations were performed. At 6s after main engine start (HO), the Ariane 5 ...
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Airline Navigation '96 - a...
Airline Navigation '96 - a Flight International/Air Navigation International Conference 9-11 October, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Contact: The Conference Desk, First Conferences, 5th Floor, 85 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR, UK; tel: +44 (171)404 7722;fax: +44 (171) 404 7733;email: confdesk@1stconf.co.uk. what's on 12th Annual Seaplane Safety Seminar 26 April, Lake Hood, Alaska, ...
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Civil Simulation Census
Notes and abbreviations The Flight International Civil Simulator Census lists full-flight simulators in service and on order, alphabetically by operator, then by aircraft type. Simulator supplier, computer, visual system, motion axes, year of entry into service, certification level and associated training devices are listed for each simulator, plus any additional ...
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Opinicus brings 328 to Level C
FAIRCHILDDORNIER'S Portland, Oregon-based simulator for the 328 regional turboprop has been upgraded to Level C training standard following a five-month effort by Opinicus. The lack of a Level C simulator allowing zero flight-time training of flightdeck crews has been a major concern for operators of the 328. Clearwater, ...
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Beyond the pilot
THE TRAINING of maintenance personnel needed to service sophisticated aircraft is no longer a matter of using chalk, a blackboard and a box full of surplus parts. With the rapid, accurate detection, diagnosis and correction of faults becoming increasingly important to the turnaround time of an airliner or military aircraft ...
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BFGoodrich leads avionics launches with SkyWatch
BFGOODRICH has launched its SkyWatch collision-avoidance system, which provides traffic alerts for aircraft within 11km (6nm). Priced at just under $25,000, the system uses its own transponder and directional antenna to interrogate other aircraft transponders. Traffic information is displayed on either a dedicated monochrome display, or superimposed on the display ...
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Flightstar unveils Cyclone
FLIGHTSTAR Sportplanes used Sun 'n Fun to introduce the German-designed Ikarus C-42 Cyclone sport aircraft to the US market. "The interest in the Cyclone has been far better than we expected," says Thomas Peghiny, chief executive of Ellington, Connecticut-based Flightstar, which is flight-testing the two-seater in preparation for certification and ...
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Tiger Stinger tests
The Eurocopter Tiger anti- tank helicopter has undergone a successful series of five live test firings of the Stinger air-to-air missile. The launches were made from the fifth prototype Tiger in various flight conditions, including hover, descent at 500ft/min (2.5m/s) and 50kt (90km/h) forward speed. Source: ...
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A bullish business
Claims by some market analysts that Arianespace is losing its lead in the international commercial-launcher market have been belied by the company's latest successes. Orders to launch the Intelsat K-TV and Eutelsat W3 satellites have swelled its orderbook to 39 spacecraft, worth $3 billion in launch revenue. The contract to ...
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Training together
OPINION DIFFERS on how good, or bad, a year 1996 was for the commercial ßight-simulator industry, but manufacturers agree that sales will increase over the next two years before the boom cycle ends in 1999 and business returns to what passes for normal in this dynamic industry sector. ...
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Training rigs
Most offshore oil and gas installations around the world are supported by helicopter operations, and yet the work, particularly the landing on rigs, continues to be dangerous, often combining a cramped industrial environment with bad weather conditions. Helideck crews on rigs, therefore, need to be prepared for the worst - ...
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The big one
Mid-September is the deadline for what may be regarded as the most important launch in the history of the European space programme - the Ariane 502. If the second European Space Agency (ESA) development flight of the Ariane 5 satellite launcher is successful, the $366 million loss of the 501 ...
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Sextant success
French avionics manufacturer Sextant Avionique will supply the secondary integrated flight-control system, stall-protection system and electronic integrated standby instruments for the Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet. Source: Flight International
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Singapore Airlines outlines initial 777 plans
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to use its initial Boeing 777-200 twinjets, due for delivery this year, to increase capacity on Airbus A310 routes and to add flight frequencies on services which are now operated with larger Boeing 747s. The first aircraft is scheduled to be handed over by Boeing in ...
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workshop...
++ Florida-based AeroCorp has won heavy maintenance work for 30 Boeing 727s from two airlines. American Trans Air has agreed a 20 aircraft "nose-to-tail" deal worth $15 million covering maintenance of its 727s for 1997 and 1998. Sun Country has signed a similar agreement, worth more than $5 million, covering ...
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Aer Lingus gears up to offer strategic alliance proposals
Aer Lingus confirms that it will present proposals to its state owners by the end of the year on a strategic alliance, but the Irish flag carrier stresses that no decisions have yet been made on whether that would include an equity stake. As part of a broad ...
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Chek Lap Kok fees create conflict
CONTROVERSY IS mounting over the level of user charges proposed for Hong Kong's new Chek Lap Kok (CLK) Airport, with airlines and the tourism lobby arguing that the rise in fees would damage competitiveness. The concerns surfaced in the Hong Kong Legislature's 1997/8 budget debate, with concerns voiced ...
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Dasa improves but continues with loss
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) stayed in the red during 1996, ending the year with an operating loss of DM196 million ($114 million) after a poor performance from the military-aircraft and missiles businesses. The result continues the improvement made after 1995, when charges from the withdrawal from the Fokker regional ...
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Buoyant Lucas
Buoyant airliner deliveries and a strong spares market showed through in rising sales and profits at Lucas Aerospace, as the Lucas Varity group presented its first set of annual results after 1996's merger. The aerospace division saw sales grow 8% to £510 million ($829 million) in the new financial year ...
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Undue influence?
MOST MANUFACTURERS must dream of having exclusive supply deals with prestige customers. Most prestige customers probably do not dream of such deals - and they certainly should not. In the long term, these agreements (while undoubtedly attractive for both sides in the short term) could be seriously damaging to the ...