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Lockheed Martin ships fifth F-22 mid-fuselage
Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems of Fort Worth, Texas, has shipped the fifth F-22 mid-fuselage to the company's Aeronautical Systems division in Marietta, Georgia. The mid-section will form part of a non-flying F-22, scheduled to be used for ground testing. A total of 11 mid-fuselages are being built at ...
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Leak testing
Penny & Giles has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to supply portable leak testers for use on Royal Air Force aircraft. Micro Leak allows systems to be tested with a unit that can be carried in one hand. Source: Flight International
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Russia develops satellite link recorder system
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW A Russian research institute has developed a system to download flight data recorder (FDR) information instantly via a communication satellite. The system, developed by the NTTs institute, has been tested on a Sukhoi Su-27, and is to be installed on two new Ilyushin Il-62Ms on order from ...
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Record aircraft deliveries predicted
Graham Warwick/LAS VEGAS Almost 6,500 business aircraft worth nearly $78 billion will be delivered between 1999 and 2009, says a new forecast from AlliedSignal Aerospace, released at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, which opened on 19 October. The company's latest Business Aviation Market ...
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B/E/ Subsidiary
B/EAerospace has formed the General Aviation/VIP Products Group operating unit, supplying 16g seats, fluorescent lighting and oxygen delivery systems for business aircraft. This decision comes after B/E Aerospace acquisitions of Aerospace Lighting, Aircraft Modular Products, and Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems. Source: Flight International
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Swearingen selects avionics for re-priced SJ30
Sino Swearingen has selected an avionics suite for its twin-engined SJ30 business jet and has hiked the price by 20%, " based on the October 1998 US dollar". The seven-seat SJ30 will now be equipped with the Honeywell-Primus Epic control display system with flat-panel displays and IC-615 integrated avionics ...
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Visionaire unveils Vantage business jet orders
Visionaire has clocked up more than 150 orders for its single-engine Vantage business jet, which represents an order backlog of around $240 million, and "well over" one year's production at full capacity. The Chesterfield, Missouri-based manufacturer has begun tooling assembly at its recently opened factory in Ames, Iowa, and ...
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BBJ arrives
The first Boeing Business Jet has arrived at PATS in Georgetown, Maryland, for installation of the under-floor long-range fuel tanks. Source: Flight International
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Falcon 900EX to receive CAT II certification
Dassault says it is on track for Category II certification of the Falcon 900EX equipped with Flight Dynamics' Head-up Guidance System (HGS) in the first quarter of 1999. Cat III approval is expected in the third quarter. The HGS-equipped Falcon 2000 is already Cat III-approved, and Dassault says that 50% ...
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Boeing upgrade
Atlantic Richfield Oil is upgrading two Boeing 737-200 corporate shuttles with Rockwell Collins liquid-crystal flight displays, flight management systems and global positioning system navigation and landing units. Source: Flight International
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Inflatable alert
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) to owners of some 20,000 Beech, Bellanca, Cessna, Piper and Wing light aircraft. The directive requires immediate de-activation or removal of a modified, inflatable door seal installed to reduce cabin noise. If the seal is punctured, the electric air ...
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School opened
The UK's Bournemouth Flying School officially re-opened at the end of September following a five-month refurbishment programme. The Bournemouth Airport-based training school, acquired by Cabair on 1 April, plans to operate 11 Piper PA28 Warriors. Source: Flight International
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Robin silencer
Avions Robin has developed a factory-designed silencer system for its two-seat HR200 and R2160i light trainers. The Dijon, France-based manufacturer claims that the system "-reduces noise significantly, while adding nothing to drag and little in extra weight". The aircraft is expect to appeal to training schools in noise-sensitive areas. ...
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Mars engine test
Kaiser Marquardt has tested a low-temperature propulsion system that could be used for NASA's Mars Ascent spacecraft, which will attempt to bring back samples to earth in about 2005, or after. The hyperlogic nitric oxide-monomethylhydrazine propellant thruster operates at -40°C, simulating the Martian surface temperature. Source: Flight International
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Thai cancellation
Thai Airways International, under pressure from its Government, wants to cancel its final two Boeing 777-300s and single Airbus A330 on order for delivery in 2000. Thai has secured finance from Credit Lyonnais to lease five A300-600Rs and from Marubeni for one 777-300. Source: Flight International
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Gathering clouds ?
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC One question will be on everybody's minds at this year's US National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention - will the gathering global economic turmoil mean an end to the boom the industry has been enjoying for the last two years? Not that anyone at ...
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Airborne early warning competitors are reduced to three
The Greek air force has shortlisted the contenders for its airborne early warning (AEW) requirement to Ericsson Microwave Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. Initial screening of respondents to the Greek request for information has pitted Ericsson's Erieye airborne early warning and control system, mounted on an Embraer RJ-145 ...
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USA concerned by fighter bids
US Fighter companies are becoming concerned that the competition for a new front-line fighter for the Greek air force could be hit by increasing disquiet in Washington about the escalation of tension between Greece and Turkey. "There is concern over maintaining stability in the region without escalating [tension]," says ...
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US Navy poised to put HARM
The US navy is about to release a $100 million contract for a precision navigation upgrade for the Raytheon HARM anti-radiation missile, according to German missile company Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik. The upgrade is designed to prevent strikes on friendly radars by allowing the HARM missile to memorise the target position ...
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Kongsberg eyes new seeker for Penguin missile
Norwegian missile manufacturer Kongsberg is considering adapting the passive infra-red imaging seeker which is being developed for the New Anti-Shipping Missile (NSM) for the Penguin missile. There are proposals to improve the Penguin's seeker and navigation systems, although this has not yet formally been requested by a customer. Kongsberg ...