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Boeing nears 737-700 European approval
Boeing is hoping that last minute flight demonstrations of "small system changes" on a 737-800 test aircraft will clear the way for European certification of the -700, after a four to five month delay. Boeing hopes to have certification in time to start deliveries to European launch customer Maersk Air ...
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Shuttle tank heads for May debut
The first lightweight Space Shuttle external tank has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida to be prepared for its first flight on the STS91/ Discovery mission, to make the ninth docking at the Russian Mir space station in May. The aluminium lithium tank, which holds the cryogenic liquid ...
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Spotlight falls on SilkAir recorder 'failure'
The investigation into the crash on 19 December, 1997, of the SilkAir Boeing 737-300 is raising questions about why the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) both stopped operating in quick succession just before the aircraft entered its steep, fatal descent. Analysis of the CVR ...
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Tests reveal F/A-18 behaviour
Canada's National Research Council (NRC) is using a unique water-tunnel testing method to investigate the high-angle-of-attack behaviour of the Boeing F/A-18. Testing involves the NRC-developed OPLEC orbital-platform rotary-balance system, which consists of a rotating open-ended cylinder with a sting mounted on the outer surface. This eliminates the need for ...
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NASA works on runway-friction indexing
Ian Sheppard/LONDON NASA is calibrating a new runway-friction indexing method designed to prevent aircraft accidents on icy runways, after it was realised that poor surface-friction information had contributed to incidents where aircraft have slid off the runway or been dangerously slow to reach lift-off speed. The NASA-led tests ...
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EAI is selected to provide Joint Strike Fighter virtual prototype
Lockheed Martin has chosen visualisation software from Engineering Automation (EAI) for use in the virtual product-development environment being created for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and other advanced projects. EAI's VisProducts software will allow designers at different sites to work collaboratively on digital models. EAI's VisFly software will be ...
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ICAO examines global aviation impact model
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is considering adopting a model developed by Dutch civil-aviation authority, the RLD, to predict the environmental and socio-political effects of aviation regulatory decisions. Richard Hancox, project manager for UK transportation modelling specialist MVA, believes that Project AERO represents "the only detailed global model ...
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Loral hit by crises in Asian economies
Space Systems/Loral has eliminated up to 300 jobs and suspended work on three communications satellites for Asian customers because of the region's economic crisis. Loral has been building the L Star 1 and 2 satellites for Asia Broadcasting and Communications network of Bangkok and the M2A for P T ...
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Russia seeks $6.2 billion for International Space Station
Tim Furniss/LONDON Russia will need $6.2 billion funding over the next ten years to build and maintain its component of the International Space Station (ISS), according to Russian Space Agency (RSA) director Yuri Koptev. Some $3 billion will be spent on construction, with the remainder going on maintenance, he says. ...
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Regional revolution
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Regional aircraft manufacturers must, by now, be getting used to living in a perpetual state of revolution, and 1997 was no disappointment. The year began with Fokker delivering its last few aircraft and ended with the loss of another famous name, as Saab Aircraft announced its retreat ...
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Jet age dawns for 328
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH When the completed Fairchild Dornier 328JET was first shown to Reinhold Birrenbach, head of the 328 project since its turboprop days, he must have felt a little self-satisfied. "This is the way the aircraft always should have looked," he said, observing the clean lines of the newly fitted ...
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Giant leaps for Deltas
Tim Furniss/CAPE CANAVERAL Boeing is preparing launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral, Florida, for the first launch of the Delta III booster in June. The company is also expecting an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) contract from the US Air Force in June to start development of the new ...
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Xyvision conductor
Xyvision of Slough, UK, is to supply Swissair's SR Technics maintenance division with its SGML Conductor document-management system. SR uses Conductor for service bulletins, and is adding aircraft-maintenance and engine manuals and illustrated parts catalogues. Source: Flight International
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Sikorsky signs
Sikorsky has signed memoranda of co-operation with three Taiwanese manufacturers, as part of an offset agreement for S-70 helicopters. Chengfeng Machinery, Ta-Yih and Topkey will each be contracted to supply structural, landing-gear and lighting components. Source: Flight International
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AEI to supply ACCESS
Aerosystems International has won a £20 million ($32 million) contract to develop the Aircraft Computerised Equipment Support System (ACCESS) for the British Army's planned Boeing WAH-64 Apache attack helicopter fleet. Development is due to be completed by December 1999. Source: Flight International
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German unison
Unison's SlickStart magneto start-booster has received a German supplementary type-certificate. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company claims that SlickStart boosts spark energy by 340%, reducing electrical-system load and increasing life. It also allows partially fouled plugs to fire and to ignite less-than-optimum fuel mixtures and eases hot- and cold-starting considerably. SlickStart takes ...
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Citation deliveries
Cessna delivered 180 Citation business jets in 1997, up from 122 in 1996. Including 78 single-turboprop Caravan Is and 360 piston singles, the company shipped 618 aircraft in 199. Business-jet deliveries during 1997 consisted of 63 CitationJets; 28 Citation Bravos; 53 Citation V Ultras; eight mid-size Citation VIIs; and 28 ...
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Wayfarer grows
White Plains, New York-based Wayfarer Aviation has added a Gulfstream III business jet and SikorskyS-76 corporate helicopter to its managed-aircraft fleet. Source: Flight International
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EJM expands fleet
Cincinatti, Ohio-based Executive Jet Management (EJM) has added four business jets - a Cessna CitationJet, Citation S/II, and two Citation V Ultras - to its fleet of 24 managed aircraft. EJM, an affiliate of Executive Jet, plans to add a further 20 managed aircraft in 1998. Source: Flight International
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Helibras sales up
Brazilian helicopter manufacturer Helibras sold 30 aircraft in 1997, worth real 50 million ($45 million), reports Gazeta Merchantil. Itajuba-based Helibras licence-assembles Eurocopter AS350/355s and AS365s and plans to introduce the EC120 light turbine-single and EC135 light twin to the Brazilian market by 1999. Source: Flight International