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Raduga ramjet missile-testbed unveiled
Pictured above is Russian air-to-surface missile specialist Raduga's large ramjet-powered missile testbed, thought to be intended for developing a next-generation air-launched hypersonic anti-ship missile. The missile, understood to be called the GELA (Hypersonic Experimental Flying Testbed), has already been test-flown and prototypes have been built. The programme may be associated ...
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Obstacle course
Russian GA manufacturers chafe at the bit at slow progress being made in the country's industry. Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW IN THE SOVIET Union, general aviation (GA) as it is understood in the West did not exist. Now, with Russia moving to a market economy, rapid GA development ...
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NAT RP-1 deal
Mitsubishi has selected Northern Airborne Technologies (NAT) to supply dual audio panels for its RP-1 eight-passenger, twin-turbine, commercial helicopter. Kelowna, British Columbia-based NAT's AMS43 audio controller will be installed in the RP-1 prototypes. Source: Flight International
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Concern mounts over JAR 65
Sir - Having read David Learmount's article "Licence to change" (Flight International, 26 July-1 August, P25), Aircraft Engineers International would like to offer its input on this important issue, which concerns future European maintenance engineers' licensing as it will be covered in the forthcoming Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) requirement JAR ...
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Gulfstream V roll-out date is set
GULFSTREAM WILL roll out its Gulfstream V long-range business jet, at its Savannah, Georgia, plant on 22 September. The first flight is on schedule for 15 November, the manufacturer says. The Fokker-produced empennage was attached to the first GV early in August, the Northrop Grumman-built wing having been ...
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Eagle vision
The US Air Force is hoping to buy an initial batch of Eagle Vision commercial satellite-imagery ground-stations from Matra CAP Systemes under an offset deal tied to the sale of four Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeyes to France. The USAF will finish evaluating a prototype Eagle Vision ground-station in September. The ...
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Avro emerges the winner in Sabena regional contest
SABENA HAS SELECTED the Avro RJ85 to replace its regional-jet fleet, in a 23-aircraft order, which marks another major coup for the UK manufacturer among Europe's flag carriers. The first four aircraft will be delivered at the end of the year, with the remainder arriving by the end ...
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Made in Britain
The Red Arrows are embarking on a global marketing initiative, courtesy of UK industry PLC Douglas Barrie/LONDON The last couple of years are unlikely to be singled out as particularly auspicious in the Royal Air Force's distinguished history - senior resignations tinged with scandal, married ...
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AAR
Ran Ronen has joined AAR of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, as senior consultant, representing the company with governments in the Middle East, Europe and the Far East. Ronen spent 27 years with the Israeli Air Force, where he retired with the rank of Brigadier General, and, for three years until ...
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Silvaire flies again
FACTORY-remanufactured examples of the Luscombe Silvaire light aircraft, widely regarded as a classic design, are now available from the Luscombe Foundation. The last Silvaires were produced in 1961 and technical support for the aircraft was unavailable until the non-profit Foundation acquired the type certificate and engineering data in ...
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France may offer Clemenceau to foreign navies
FRANCE IS holding preliminary talks with several governments, including those of Argentina, China and India, about selling its ageing aircraft carrier, the Clemenceau, after it is withdrawn from French navy service. The Clemenceau, is scheduled to be replaced by the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle, equipped with Dassault Rafale ...
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Five US firms sign agreement to share laboratory resources
FIVE US AEROSPACE companies have signed an informal agreement enabling them to use each other's laboratories at short notice. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, McDonnell Douglas, Northrop Grumman and Rockwell have signed a letter of intent to share laboratory resources without the need for lengthy contractual negotiations. The Boeing-initiated alliance ...
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Four companies invited to bid for NFTC turboprop trainers
Graham Warwick/Atlanta BOMBARDIER WILL brief manufacturers in the early part of September on the turboprop-trainer requirements for the proposed industry-run NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme. Four companies have been invited to the bidders' conference: Aerospatiale, Embraer, Pilatus and Raytheon. Aircraft being considered are ...
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EFW joins T-38 upgrade team
TEXAS-BASED EFW, a subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit, has been selected by Northrop Grumman to join its team bidding for a US Air Force contract to upgrade 425 T-38 Talon II advanced trainers. EFW will provide the core avionics package under the agreement, which has yet to be ...
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MDC joins with Rockwell to offer Goshawk to the RAAF
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has teamed with Rockwell Australia to offer the T-45A Goshawk for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Lead-In Fighter (LIF) trainer programme. The T-45 is one of three aircraft still in the running to replace the RAAF's Aermacchi MB.326H trainers; the others are the Aermacchi MB.339FD and ...
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Bosnian battleground
The British Army's Airmobile Brigade deploys on its first operational outing, in Croatia. Tim Ripley/PLOCE A senior 24 Airmobile Brigade officer explains the rationale for dispatching the British Army brigade to reinforce the United Nat ions Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in the former Yugoslavia, saying: "We give ...
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Lifting off
When Helitech '95 opens, it will reflect an industry overcoming its problems and showing signs of resurgence Kate Sarsfield/LONDON WITH SO MANY MAJOR, regional and specialist air shows in the aerospace calendar, it is becoming increasingly hard for event organisers to attract large numbers of exhibitors. ...
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Still kicking
Upgraded with a powerful engine, the Pacific Aerospace CT4 trainer is enjoying remarkable longevity Once aboard, the student is exposed to a military-cockpit ambience Paul Phelan/HAMILTON BUILT FOR THE FLOURISHING flying-school market of the early 1960s, Australia's successful Victa Airtourer and Air cruiser trainer aircraft ...
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US aerospace figures on track for first half
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON FIRST-HALF figures from the US aerospace industry hold few major surprises, but signs of recovery are showing through, helped by early gains from consolidation. Financial results for the top ten aerospace companies are largely steady, with most of them posting improvements in ...
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Litton tests autonomous navigation error detector
LITTON AERO Products and Airbus Industrie are flight- testing a computer program which can detect and automatically compensate for errors, outages or coverage gaps in data from navigation satellites. The program, called Autonomous Integrity Monitored Extrapolation (AIME), is written into the operating software of Litton's Flagship navigation system. ...