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BT makes sure it's good to talk at show
Keeping the lines of communication open at Farnborough could only be described as a logistical nightmare for the BT team which maintains the show's telephone network. The scale of the task is such that BT begins its preparations for show week in April and will still have an engineering ...
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China contract
France's Messier-Bugatti carbon-brakes manufacturer has clinched a major deal with Air China for its three Airbus A340-Growth jetliners. This contract, the first for an A340 in China, could total more than $4 million over the life of the aircraft. Air China is a first-time customer for Messier-Bugatti, and ...
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Casting the net
Canadian firm Haley Industries, a light-alloy foundry making aluminium and magnesium castings, can be found in Hall 4/C6/2. Casting components from the PW150 engine in the De Havilland Dash 8-400, under development, are set up on the stand as they will be seen on the aircraft. ...
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Trolley option
Small aircraft operators looking for an inexpensive, simple-to-operate hydraulic services trolley need look no further than Hall 4/A7. UK firm ADE-HML is showing off the first ever HTD 241. The lightweight, diesel powered equipment is derived from an electric version, which has been on the market just 18 ...
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Mini mount
A small helmet mount, the size of a postage stamp, is making its debut European appearance at Farnborough. The active matrix electroluminescent display, which can also be used for weapon sights, is made by Planar Advance and can be seen in Hall 2/B17. Also on display for the ...
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Compensation
A pressure-balanced compensator developed specifically for the Lockheed Martin C130J Hercules can be seen in Hall 2/A12. Senior Flexonics developed the product, which is installed in the bleed air ducting and environment control system, specifically for the flight test programme for the RAF. It can sustain the 15G ...
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Boeing's trump card is a new 650-seat Jumbo
Boeing has plans for a 650-seat version of the 747, dubbed the 700X, it was revealed at Farnborough yesterday. Although the company says it does not expect to build the aircraft, it is clearly gearing up to take on Airbus Industrie if it launches its 555-800 seat A3XX double-decker ...
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ASTOR rivals come clean with solutions
The competition to provide the UK's Airborne Stand-off Radar (ASTOR) requirement for the next 30 years hotted up yesterday at Farnborough as the two major protagonists - Raytheon and Lockheed Martin - came clean for the first time about their individual solutions. The decisions will intensify what is already ...
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Business jet battle focuses on service
The war of words between Gulfstream and Bombardier continues over their respective new generation business jets. With the rollout of Bombardier's Global Express last week, Gulfstream vice-chairman Bryan Moss moved the battle to the service and support the aircraft will receive. "We've got a big advantage in terms ...
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Heseltine delivers backing for future
The British government has given firm assurances that the Farnborough air show will continue on its present site. Michael Heseltine, Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, gave the bold backing yesterday when he officially opened this year's Show. Heseltine says: "Aerospace and Farnborough are synonymous, and for the SBAC to ...
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French buy three RJs
Bombardier Regional Aircraft, having just enjoyed a record-breaking week of new orders, kicked off Farnborough ‘96 with another $60 million worth of business. Brit air of Morlaix, France took the opportunity of a visit to the Show to sign a contract for three Canadair Regional Jets and indicated that ...
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Warm interest in proposed MD-XX
McDonnell Douglas has received six letters of interest from airlines indicating possible orders for more than 40 of its proposed new 300-seater airline, the MD-XX. MDC president and chief executive officer Harry Stonecipher says he cannot reveal how many potential orders would be required to launch the MD-XX officially, ...
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System passes
Northrop Grumman's Electronics Sensors and Systems Division has successfully completed its Design Verification Test which was crucial to clinching final budget approval for its missile warning sub-system. The test validated the capabilities of the Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) missile warning sub-system which is based on its Passive Missile Approach ...
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Snappy debut
US firm Snap On Tools, the firm that invented the socket, is celebrating its 75th anniversary by making its debut appearance at the Farnborough Airshow in H2/B11. The largest supplier of industrial hand tools to the RAF, is one of only a handful of firms who's products conform to ...
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Service data
Debuting at Farnborough is AV Soft, a software company which is increasing its presence in the lucrative US market. The company produces software and large databases for airline maintenance departments in several countries. Its applications include a database which lists when maintenance is due and gives customers exact ...
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GPS option
Aero International (Regional) has chosen the Honeywell/Trimble HT1000 as standard option Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Navigation Management System on the ATR 42 and 72 regional airliners. Certification is expected in the first quarter of 1997, and the HT1000 will also be available for retrofit through a field service bulletin ...
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Lockheed puts its money on JSF pedigree
Lockheed Martin believes that its experience in building fighter aircraft, including the F-16, F-117 and F-22, is a key advantage in its bid to win the US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. Confident that it will be one of the two companies that is shortlisted on 7 November, Lockheed ...
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Day of reckoning nears for FOA and the RAF
The future of the Royal Air Force's strike capabilities, and possibly that of the European military aircraft industry, is at stake as work starts to determine the requirement for Britain's future offensive aircraft (FOA). "The FOA is at the very early stages," says Mike Rouse, BAe Military ...
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British eye role in US fighter project
The countdown has started for British participation in the multi-billion-dollar US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project, with just over two months to go before the Pentagon chooses the two contenders to develop a demonstrator aircraft. BAe has pinned its colours to the McDonnell Douglas/Northrop Grumman bid and hopes to ...
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Stahlwille makes a science of tool control
Not everyone who exhibits at Farnborough jets in from overseas or travels hundreds of miles along the motorway network. Just ask that chaps at Stahlwille Tools who base their operations a mere stone's throw from the showground in nearby Camberley. As the company name may suggest, there is ...