All Engines news – Page 617
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R-R solves RB.211-524H combustor problem
David Learmount/LONDON ROLLS-ROYCE HAS introduced modifications and additional inspection procedures to the RB.211-524H turbofan following an in-flight incident in which a core fairing just aft of the combustion chamber burned through. A UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report of an incident involving a British Airways ...
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Euraviation nears base-station deals
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA EURAVIATION IS close to signing agreements with the first four base stations which will operate the single-turboprop ST-50 under its Time Sharing Consortium (TSC) programme. The Geneva, Switzerland-based company plans to have ten TSC stations in place by the time ST-50 deliveries begin in July 1996. ...
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Embraer signs marketing deal with PZL
EMBRAER HAS signed a co-operation agreement with Polish manufacturer PZL-Warssawa-Okecie. Details are still being worked out, but the memorandum of understanding covers marketing of PZL general-aviation aircraft in Brazil and the sale of Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia regional airliners to Poland. Under the agreement, Embraer's light-aircraft subsidiary Neiva will ...
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Lockheed Martin JAST tests begin
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES HOVER TESTING of the Lockheed Martin Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) model started at the NASA Ames Research Center in California on 10 July. The 86%-scale model is being tested at NASA's outside aerodynamic reference site, which will evaluate jet thrust, airframe "suckdown", ...
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PW4168 A330 ETOPS
The Pratt & Whitney PW4168-powered version of the Airbus A330 has received 180min extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) approval, following 20,000 engine hours in revenue service. Source: Flight International
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GE90 777 prepared for flying restart
THE FIRST General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 was expected to begin flying again around 17 July following the installation of new platform spacers in the engines. Both GE-powered aircraft were grounded for more than seven weeks by the discovery of a fan imbalance during ground-based birdstrike tests on ...
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Delta 3 engines selected
McDONNELL DOUGLAS has selected Pratt & Whitney and Alliant Techsystems to provide the second-stage engine and solid-rocket boosters for the new Delta 3 booster, respectively. The P&W RL10B-2 cryogenic engine will power the vehicle's second stage. This is a derivative of the RL-10 engine, which has been in ...
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IAE volunteers for ETOPS ban
INTERNATIONAL AERO Engines (IAE) has excluded some early production V2500-A1 engines from Airbus A320 extended-range twin operations (ETOPS) until it completes a retrofit of redesigned compressor blades. IAE says that no A320 operators are directly affected. A test of the redesigned blade is expected soon, IAE adds, and ...
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Boeing tests 777 fatigue solution
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS FLIGHT-testing a strengthened aerodynamic fairing on the Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered 777 after the discovery of fatigue cracks following its first flight on 26 May. It is also determining whether the problem could affect General Electric and Pratt & Whitney-powered versions. ...
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American to replace Omega with FMS/GPS
AMERICAN AIRLINES plans to buy flight-management/global-positioning systems (FMS/GPS) to replace Omega navigation systems in up to 400 Boeing 727s and McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and DC-10s. A selection is planned by September. American is the first major airline to plan a fleet-wide GPS retrofit programme. Rockwell-Collins, which plans to ...
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KLM Orders Boeings
KLM is expanding its fleet with two more Boeing 747-400 Combis (total 13) and three 767-300ERs, starting in 1996. These aircraft are additional to those covered by the June 1994 contract signed with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for seven 767-300ERs, the first of which will be delivered during July. All ...
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P&W-led team assesses ADP nacelle)
TESTING OF composite parts of a new-technology engine nacelle for Pratt & Whitney's advanced ducted propulsor (ADP) has begun under the US Advanced Research Project Agency's affordable composites for propulsion (ACP) programme. All the composite sections will be assembled around P&W's ADP core for full engine testing in ...
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MDC to pick JAST lift engine
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE McDONNELL Douglas (MDC)-led Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) team will decide by the end of this month on a lift-fan-engine supplier for its design after dropping the alternative gas-coupled lift fan in favour of a "more affordable" lift-plus-lift-cruise concept. The late ...
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Grob 115 lifespan is 60,000h-plus
Sir - In your flight test of the PZL Koliber (Flight International, 7-13 June, P111), you say that, "difficulties arose because no training aircraft had been certificated in years". The Grob G115C and D have not only had full US Federal Aviation Regulations Part 23 certification since 1993, but have ...
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Westinghouse
Kent Hutchinson has been named president of Westinghouse Norden Systems, of Norwalk, Connecticut. He succeeds Jack Wohler, who has become executive vice-president technical of United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney, of East Hartford, Connecticut. Hutchinson was previously vice-president for programme management at Northrop Defense Systems, overseeing electronic-countermeasures programmes for the B-1, ...
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Fokker chooses Collins GPS for JetLine
FOKKER HAS SELECTED Rockwell-Collins' AVSAT-900 flight-management/global-positioning system (FMS/GPS) as standard on its JetLine series of regional aircraft. The Collins system will replace a Honeywell FMS in the Fokker 70 and 100, beginning with 1997 deliveries. Fokker is the launch customer for Collins Commercial Avionics' AVSAT satellite-based avionics. The ...
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Satellite-navigation-approach first for Alaska Airlines 737-400
AN ALASKA AIRLINES Boeing 737-400 has been flown successfully on satellite-navigation (satnav)-based instrument approaches to a 300ft (90m) decision height at Juneau, Alaska without using any ground-based navigation aids. The pioneering flight was undertaken by Boeing and Smiths Industries as a proof-of-concept demonstration to the US Federal Aviation ...