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Moon ice
The US Department of Defense said on 2 December that its Clementine research satellite, which went into orbit around the Moon in 1993, returned data which indicate the likelihood that ice "-makes up part of the Moon's surface layer near the south pole". The Pentagon has speculated that the water ...
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Airbus and Boeing vie to modernise Indian Airlines
State-owned Indian Airlines has take the first step towards a massive overhaul of its fleet by informing manufacturers in late November that it is to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing 737-200 and A300B2/B4s. The 15 737s are operated by the recently created Indian Airlines subsidiary, Alliance ...
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Aerospace trade shows
The US Regional Airlines Association Annual Convention is now due to be held on 12-14 May, at Reno, Nevada, rather than on 6-8 May, as listed in the Flight International Aerospace Trade Show Calendar (27 November-3 December). The details for Aerospace India 96 were inadvertently published as being ...
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USAF invites industry spaceplane ideas
Industry has been invited to brief the USAir Force on concepts for a military "spaceplane" capable of being operated in the upper atmosphere and in low-Earth orbit. An integrated concept team (ICT) formed by the USAF to evaluate spaceplane concepts invited interested companies to present their ideas on ...
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JDAM success
Two successful test launches were made of the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 25-26 November from two Lockheed Martin F-16s. The first was a fully guided flight, using the global-positioning system to navigate the boom to a hit on target. The second ...
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Derlan gears up
Sino Swearingen Aircraft has selected a Californian-based unit of Canada's Derlan Industries group to manufacture landing-gear systems for the SJ30-2 business jet. The contract is estimated to be worth around C$16 million ($12 million) over the life of the aircraft programme. Meanwhile, Derlan Aerospace Canada has received a letter of ...
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Chinese spares
CFM International has opened a spares service centre at Beijing Capital Airport in co-operation with China Aviation Supplies. The 500m2 centre will provide line maintenance for more than 350 CFM56-3 power plants in service with 19 Chinese carriers. It will initially stock 600 parts, increasing to 1,500 line items with ...
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Lufthansa maintains
SAS has awarded an engine maintenance and overhaul contract to Germany's Lufthansa Technik (LHT). The contract, which was signed on 22 November, covers the International Aero Engines V2500-D5 engine, which powers SAS' McDonnell Douglas MD-90 fleet. Source: Flight International
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Turkey kills Cobra
Turkey has abandoned plans to purchase an additional ten Bell Helicopter AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters from the US Department of Defense. Concluding the acquisition had been hampered by US politicians concerned that the helicopters might be used against Kurdish "rebels" in the south-east of the country. Turkey's pulling out of ...
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BAAS
British Aerospace Aviation Services has appointed Robin Loader (above) business director for Airbus maintenance, responsible for marketing, maintenance labour sales and business development; Paul Jones, director operations, responsible for maintenance and conversion production at Filton; and Stuart Schofield, director of technical services and sales. Source: Flight ...
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Let manufacturers make the checks
Sir - With reference to your editorial and items about recent accidents and poor crew standards ("Admit it", Flight International, 13-19 November, P3,14, 30 and 31) why not build into the aircraft-operating system the facility for the aircraft manufacturer to make checks? During the pre-flight checklist, the aircraft ...
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UK NATS trials raise fears over GPS reliability
Data from global-positioning-system (GPS) receivers are too unreliable to be used for sole-means navigation by aircraft, according to a study undertaken by the UK Civil Aviation Authority's National Air Traffic Services (NATS). NATS made the claim after its own trials revealed problems with GPS "outages", availability and integrity, ...
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ATP offers electronic logbook
Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has introduced an electronic logbook system that will enable repair stations to schedule, track and record aircraft maintenance activities. The ATP Maintenance Director is designed to run on networked personal computers, replaces paperwork with single-entry updates and supports proposed electronic record-keeping requirements. "The ATP ...
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Sextant Avionique pins hopes on its ATM business
Julian Moxon/Paris Sextant Avionique expects its fast-growing air-traffic-management (ATM)-systems business to net more than a one-third share of the market and add nearly Fr500 million ($100 million) in sales by the end of the century. Sextant and its parent, Thomson-CSF, launched a major initiative at ...
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Virgin Express plans 25-aircraft order
Virgin Express has opened talks with manufacturers over its fleet-renewal plans, which could see the European low-fares airline take up to 25 new aircraft over the next five years. The Brussels-based airline is looking at options to acquire Boeing 737-700s, Airbus A319/ 320s or McDonnell Douglas MD-80/95s, says ...
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Near enough?
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has investigated the reliability of the global- positioning system (GPS), and found it wanting. GPS, it says, is not reliable enough, in its current form, to be used as a sole means of navigation. In this, the CAA is at odds with the single most ...
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757 prepared for F-22 testbed
Boeing has flown its flight-test 757 to Wichita, Kansas, for modification into an avionics development testbed for the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 air-superiority fighter. The 757 will be fitted with an F-22 forward fuselage, under construction at Lockheed Martin's Marietta site in Georgia. The aft section of the same fuselage will ...
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Change of mission
The Dassault Mirage IVP's role has moved from that of strategic strike to one of strategic reconnaissance. Gert Kromhout/MONT DE MARSAN After more than 30 years, the Dassault-Breguet Mirage IVP of the French air force has lost its nuclear mission, with the disbandment of one of two squadrons ...
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems
L-100 Hercules The L-100-30 is the civil version of the C-130 Hercules military transport. It is certificated under US Federal Aviation Rules Part 25 to carry 97 passengers when appropriately modified or manufactured. The passenger version has structural re-inforcement, windows, additional doors and cabin amenities, plus ...
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McDonnell DouglasDouglas Aircraft Company
DC-8 Over 250 DC-8s remain in commercial service, of which 110 have been re-engined with CFMI CFM56 turbofans. Most DC-8s are being operated as freighters. The DC-8 programme was launched in 1955, and the type had its maiden flight in May 1958. Service entry occurred in September 1959. ...