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NewsRussian Helicopters plans changes to Ansat light twin
Russian Helicopters has embarked on what appears to be a substantial redesign of its Kazan Ansat light twin-engined rotorcraft in order to increase its market appeal.
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NewsNew protection suite ordered for Brazilian Lynx fleet
Selex ES has been contracted to provide an electronic warfare upgrade to the Brazilian navy’s fleet of AgustaWestland Lynx Mk21A rotorcraft.
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NewsWelcome to the new flightglobal.com
We're pleased to announce the launch of a new-look flightglobal.com.
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OpinionOPINION: Russia's worrying change of direction
Conspicuous absence was the worrying feature of the MAKS air show. Of course, no-one expected to see a delegation from Kiev filling one of the exhibit halls that line the grounds of the Ramenskoye airfield. And probably few anticipated a significant presence from Western suppliers – particularly from the US, ...
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NewsC919 final assembly 'much smoother' than ARJ21's
Progress with the final assembly of the C919 narrowbody is much smoother compared with the journey of the ARJ21 regional jet, says Comac's chief engineer Jiang Liping.
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NewsMAKS: Russia’s hypersonic scramjet experiment could fly by 2019
Russia’s Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII) expects its latest GLL-AP-02 hypersonic scramjet test vehicle to fly in “three or four years,” with officials telling Flightglobal that funding constraints and technical issues have slowed progress.
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NewsOur top eight tiltrotor aircraft from concepts to one in-service success
Russian Helicopters' MAKS air show revelation of an umnanned tiltrotor programme prompted us to look at other notable examples
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NewsMAKS: Germany’s hypersonic SpaceLiner concept solidifies
Ten years after the project was conceived, the German Aerospace Centre’s SpaceLiner could soon enter a new design phase with a “mission definition review” planned for 2016.
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NewsUSA approves potential $3 billion Apache upgrade for UK
The US State Department has authorised the remanufacture of 50 British Army AgustaWestland/Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to an “E” model standard, a deal for which would be worth $3 billion.
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NewsBoeing enters detailed design phase on 777-9X
Boeing can move into the detailed design stage for the 777-9X having now reached the firm configuration milestone, the airframer has disclosed.
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NewsMAKS: Russian Helicopters launches unmanned tiltrotor concept
Russian Helicopters has expressed new interest in developing tiltrotor technologies that could be used to design a new family of unmanned and potentially even manned aircraft.
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News
MAKS: Russia extends Il-96 production by several years
Production of the Ilyushin Il-96 could continue for nearly a decade to support the Russian military's requirements for an aerial tanker and other special missions, United Aircraft (UAC) chief executive Yuri Slyusar has disclosed.
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NewsMAKS: Sukhoi reveals plan to slash Superjet cost
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has unveiled a plan to reduce the cost of producing the Superjet by $2.6 million per aircraft by replacing Western suppliers with Russian manufacturers.
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NewsMAKS: Belarus carving slice of military UAV market
Belarus appears to have carved out a niche for itself in the unmanned aircraft business thanks to purchases of its Condor and Golden Eagle unmanned air vehicle systems by the military.
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NewsPICTURES: Comac working toward November ARJ21 delivery
Comac is working toward an internal target to deliver its first ARJ21-700 to launch customer Chengdu Airlines on 28 November.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Engine manufacturers maintain control of MRO market
At last year's MRO Europe conference in Madrid, General Electric emphasised its aftermarket strategy being based on an "open MRO network" – comprising its own and third-party repair shops – and suggested that this offered operators a greater choice between manufacturer-led and self-managed maintenance options than its competitors did.
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NewsMAKS: Best pictures of static and flying aircraft from Day 1
Russian president Vladimir Putin personally kicked off the 12th annual MAKS air show near Moscow on 25 August, attending the show for the first time since 2011.
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NewsMAKS: Russian lessor close to re-affirming CSeries deal
Ilyushin Finance (IFC) is hoping to come to new terms with Bombardier within days on a deal that would preserve the Russian lessor’s once-threatened order for 39 CSeries aircraft.
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NewsMAKS: Irkut confirms MC-21 weight spec to key lessor
Irkut has confirmed the MC-21 aircraft is meeting weight targets as the first airframe, wings and engines are coming together at the Irkutsk Aviation plant, according to Russian lessor Ilyushin Finance (IFC).
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NewsItalian Neuron testing ends as Swedish stint begins
Italy has completed its share of testing of the pan-European Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle, which saw it carry out 12 sorties from Decimomannu air base in Sardinia.