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Insidious training
Perhaps the time has come to look again at the traditional content of pilot recurrent training. The fundamental emergency which all pilots know that they will face in their simulator session is engine failure at or soon after take-off decision speed (V1). In every simulated take-off they are ready and ...
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Problem case
Setbacks to the US Federal Aviation Administration's satellite navigation centrepiece - the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) - just won't go away. The WAAS, designed to allow the US National Airspace System (NAS) to move away from its reliance on ground-based navigation aids to more accurate and efficient satellite-based ...
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Upgraded Argentine A-4ARs begin operational build-up
Guy Norris/VILLA REYNOLDS AB Argentina's air force plans to reach operational capability with its upgraded McDonnell Douglas A-4AR Fightinghawks by mid-year, pending completion of advanced training exercises which began on 7 February. Operational clearance will be a major milestone for the programme, which began in 1994. Another significant milestone will ...
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Australia searches for refuelling finance
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRAThe Australian Department of Defence is to launch a formal industry survey process this week to determine whether the Royal Australian Air Force's Project Air 5402 air-to-air refuelling requirement can be met by private financing. The survey, set for release on 18 February, will call for a minimum ...
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Belarus general calls for air defence pact
Belarus and Russia should form a joint air defence system to protect their western border from NATO, according to Gen Valery Kostenko, commander of Belarus' air defence forces. "This would be a peaceful defence system. Why shouldn't we create such a system in peacetime, if NATO...the USA and Canada ...
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Contracts
The South Korean army and air force have selected Elbit Systems' ANVIS/HUD night vision system to equip Bell AH-1 Cobras, Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and Sikorsky UH-60PBlack Hawks. An initial contract is worth $6 million and includes options for 200 systems. The Mexican navy has purchased a Rotorway Exec 162F kit-built ...
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USA and UK strengthen defence ties
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense has signed an outline agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence. The aim is to facilitate closer defence co-operation, ease the flow of technology and put in place a model for similar types of open arrangements with other countries allied to ...
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Hornet UAV flight testing takes off
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Flight testing of the Israeli-developed Hornet vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is under way. The Hornet is being developed by Aero Design and Development (AD&D). Intended primarily for short-range operation, the UAV can also be used in a manned role as it ...
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Mars exploration discussed
Representatives from four international space agencies met at the British National Space Centre in London this month to discuss their plans for Mars exploration. NASA intends to launch a Mars orbiter and lander next January, but these plans may change as a result of last year's investigations into the ...
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ILS launch
ILS International Launch Services launched an Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral on 3 February, carrying the Hispasat 1C communications satellite. This brought to 45 the number of launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS. Source: Flight International
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NASA studies use of UAVs for research into earth sciences
NASA plans to award at least two multiyear contracts to demonstrate whether unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can support earth science research. The space agency says the technology has progressed to the point that UAVs could "become a robust component of the suborbital programme in earth science". The UAV-based ...
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New VentureStar design revealed
The latest configuration of Lockheed Martin's proposed VentureStar single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle has been revealed following a redesign. It includes an external payload bay. The piggyback transport method will give the VentureStar more versatility.Source: Flight International
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NASA test flies X-38 parafoil for CRVs
The world's largest parafoil parachute was test-flown last month as part of NASA's X-38 lifting body prototype project, . The project could lead to the development of four operational crew return vehicles (CRVs) for the International Space Station. They are designed to return crews in an emergency. The ...
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Boeing strike
Boeing is examining contingency plans to bring in supervisors and engineers from its California and St Louis sites to Seattle after workers walked out on 9 February, when talks broke down. The strike started after the two sides failed to reach agreement on changes and guarantees to a range of ...
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DoD perpetuates tactical shortfall
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense (DoD) is likely to be well short of the number of replacement tactical aircraft and helicopters required to sustain force levels, even if its request for a $13.5 billion rise in its fiscal year 2001 budget is approved. The Pentagon ...
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DoT earmarks $11 billion for FAA from record $55 billion allocation
The US Administration has earmarked a record $55 billion for US Department of Transportation (DoT) spending in fiscal year 2001, nearly $5 billion higher than the figure finally agreed for the current year. The US Federal Aviation Administration's share of the request is $11 billion, including $6.6 billion for ...
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NASA focuses on Shuttle heir
A five-year, $6 billion programme to develop technology for a Space Shuttle replacement is the centrepiece of NASA's fiscal year 2001 budget request - the first for seven years to seek an increase in funding for the agency. Also included in NASA's $14 billion budget request - up 3% ...
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Globalstar is ready to go
A Boeing Delta II booster placed four more Globalstar satellites into orbit on 8 February after lift-off from Cape Canaveral. One will become the 48th and final craft in the operating constellation for the Space Systems/ Loral-led worldwide global mobile communications system. The other three will be in-orbit spares. ...
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Internet drives satellite growth
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Demand for Internet services is becoming a driving force behind the creation and expansion of satellite communications networks. While new entrants iSKY and NetSat28 have announced plans to launch broadband satellites dedicated to providing high-speed Internet access, established operators - including Eutelsat and Loral - are ...
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Bad company
Asia's poor safety performers tarnish airlines in the region with good records David Learmount/LONDON By the end of the 1990s, South Asia and Asia Pacific had earned a poor reputation for airline safety, although not all of the region's airlines deserved it, but they suffer for the sins of others, ...