All Engines news – Page 532
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Lycoming and Unison harmonise for digital system
Textron Lycoming and Unison Industries are collaborating on development of a digital control system for piston aeroengines. Unison president Fred Sontag says the Electronic Propulsion Integrated Control (EPiC) system will control propeller, fuel, manifold pressure and ignition settings through one panel-mounted lever and a digital controller that activates the ...
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Engine certificated
GE Aircraft Engines has won US certification of the uprated 1,400kW (1,900shp)-class CT7-9C3 turboprop. The engine powers the CASA CN-235-300, which is scheduled to be certificated by year-end. The -9C3, coupled with a larger Hamilton Standard propeller, provides 15% more take-off thrust. Source: Flight International
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Marketplace
-Aer Lingus will take delivery of a new General Electric CF6-80E1-powered Airbus A330-200 in May 2000 on a six-year lease from International Lease Finance, with extension options. -Kitty Hawk Air Cargo has completed conversion of an ex-Middle East Airlines (MEA) Boeing 747-200 combi to cargo configuration at its Oscoda, Michigan, ...
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FAA engine inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to implement eight airworthiness directives (AD) aimed at reducing engine failures. The first batch of ADs apply to 26,000 Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds and JT9Ds, General Electric GE90s and CF6s, IAE V2500s and CFM International CFM56s. Source: Flight International
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PW4098 approved
Pratt & Whitney has received US certification for the 436kN (98,000lb)-thrust PW4098 turbofan, the most powerful in the PW4000 series, which will enter service on a Korean Air Boeing 777-300 in December. Source: Flight International
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Arkia plans for Nigerian carrier
Israel's largest private carrier, Arkia, has revealed plans to start an airline operation in Nigeria and at the same time to boost its fleet with new aircraft, including Boeing 757-300s. The airline operates 12 de Havilland Dash 7 turboprops, four Boeing 737-200s and a leased 757-200 on regional scheduled ...
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Wolf captures new managers and reviews 728JET progress
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH John Wolf, the recently appointed chief operating officer of Fairchild Dornier, has shaken up the company's regional jet programmes with new management appointments and a review of the company's approach to the 728JET project. Three new programme managers have been appointed - two of them Wolf's ...
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JAL takes delivery of its first Boeing 777-300
Japan Airlines has become the third airline after Cathay Pacific and All Nippon Airways (ANA) to take delivery of a Boeing 777-300, with the handover of its first of five Pratt & Whitney PW4090-powered aircraft on 28 July. JAL's second aircraft will be delivered this month. The P&W-powered 777-300 ...
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R-R prepares combustor for low-emissions test
Rolls-Royce is completing certification work on a new low-emissions combustor for the RB211-535E4 engine to be introduced into service on Condor's first Boeing 757-300 in January 1999. The Phase Five combustor is based on the low-emissions design of the larger Trent powerplant, and scaled to fit the -535, says ...
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Parachute training, 1947--and kite-ballon-popping, 10th...
Parachute training, 1947--and kite-ballon-popping, 10th RAF Display, Hendon, 1929 French delegation with Tom Sopwith, Brooklands, 1932 Yuckspeak Series of 1,000,000 "Your expected future contribution may not advance the strategic interests of the company" = Goodbye It may be too late already (sorry about the absence, Nephews and Nieces), but British ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: CASA
CASA Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Pay. Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Pilatus
PILATUS Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P E PC-12 Passenger ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Daewoo Heavy Industries
DAEWOO HEAVY INDUSTRIES Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C Max WLE E KTX-1 Trainer turboprop-powered 820kW 10.1 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: ATR
AVIONS TRANSPORT REGIONAL (ATR) Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P E ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Fuji Heavy Industries
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC C T-5 Trainer turboprop-powered 312kW 10.0 8.4 945 193kt 25,000 ...
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Standard maintenance
Winnipeg, Canada-based Standard Aero has become the first authorised maintenance centre with a certified test cell for all models of the Allison 250 turboshaft/ turboprop family. Source: Flight International
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Military Aircraft Directory: Socata
SOCATA Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. C P CR Max PNR TB 30 Epsilon Training 300kW 7.9 7.6 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Shinmaywa
SHINMAYWA Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC C P US-1A Special mission - Maritime patrol 2605kW 33.2 33.5 2,300 276kt ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Lockheed Martin
Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay C P Max WLE E CR Max PNR C-130J ...
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Burbank completes 707 hushkit work and expects STC soon
Burbank Aeronautical (BAC) has completed flight tests of its Stage 3 Boeing 707 hushkit and expects to receive a supplemental type certificate (STC) by late August. Work has now begun on a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50/61 kit. The STC will be obtained by Quiet Skies, a company established by Burbank ...