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Military Aircraft Directory: Sepecat
SEPECAT Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Kts /Mach H Max OC Max WLE CR Max PNR Jaguar International Attack ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Schweizer Aircraft
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max WLE CR Max PNR RU-38A Attack 24.6kN ...
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Hercules tested
Lockheed Martin has completed natural icing testing of the C-130J in Argentina, clearing the way for certification of the improved Hercules transport by the end of July. Deliveries to the Royal Air Force are due to begin in August, with aircraft for the Royal Australian and US air forces to ...
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Iranian launch
Iran has successfully tested its Shihab-3 ballistic missile. The prototype was launched on 22 July to a range of 800km (500 miles). The Shihab-3 is based on the technologies of the North Korean No-Dong missile. It is designed to have a 1,300km range and to carry a 1,000kg (2,200lb) warhead. ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Lockheed Martin
Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay C P Max WLE E CR Max PNR C-130J ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Samsung/Lockheed Martin
SAMSUNG/LOCKHEED Manufacturer Max TD WS FL Max Kts/Mach Max OC C KTX II Training 71.2 kN 9.1 12.8 800kt 45,000 2 Abbreviations: ...
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Airbus founder dies
The founding father of Airbus Industrie, Henri Ziegler, has died at the age of 92. Ziegler was the inspiration behind the Airbus A300B and the subsequent formation of the consortium in 1970. He was Airbus' first managing director until 1975. Source: Flight International
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Military Aircraft Directory: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Manufacturer Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C T-4 Trainer turbofan/jet-powered 16.37kN 9.9 13.0 1,300 M 0.91 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Saab
SAAB Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WE FL Max RF Max Kts /Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E CR ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Myasischev
MYASISCHEV Manufacturer Power Max TD WS FL Max Kts/Mach Max OC E M-17 Mystic Special mission - Electronics/Reconnaissance 117.7kN 40.3 22.3 1315kt 70,705 2h 14min ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: IAI
Manufacturer Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max WLE E CR Max PNR Phalcon 707 AEW Special mission - ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Mitsubishi
MITSUBISHI Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Kts/Mach C F-2 Fighter/attack 76.5kN 129.1kN 11.1 15.5 M 2.0 1 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Yakolev/Aermacchi
YAKOLEV/AERMACCHI Manufacturer Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C Max WLE E CR Max PNR Yak/Aem-130 Light-attack/Advanced Jet Trainer 21.56kN ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Xian Aircraft
XIAN AIRCRAFT (XAC) Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C Max WLE CR Max PNR ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Utva Soko
UTVA SOKO Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. C Soko G-4M Super Galeb Light-attack/Trainer turbofan/jet-powered 17.8kN 10.3 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Tupolev
TUPOLEV Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC C Max WLE CR max PNR Tu-142M Bear F ...
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Burbank completes 707 hushkit work and expects STC soon
Burbank Aeronautical (BAC) has completed flight tests of its Stage 3 Boeing 707 hushkit and expects to receive a supplemental type certificate (STC) by late August. Work has now begun on a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50/61 kit. The STC will be obtained by Quiet Skies, a company established by Burbank ...
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Boeing cancels DC-10 deal
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Boeing has cancelled its McDonnell Douglas DC-10/ MD-11 freighter conversion contract with Gooodyear, Arizona-based Dimension Aviation, and will bring more work in-house to ensure that schedules are met. Dimension, a division of Sabreliner, was contracted by Boeing to carry out 18 passenger-to-freighter conversions of DC-10s and ...
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Icelandair assists Greenlandair with Boeing 757 introduction
Greenlandair has begun operating its first jet airliner, a Boeing 757-200, with assistance from Icelandair. The ex-Airtours aircraft is being flown on Icelandair's air operator's certificate (AOC). Icelandair assisted with crew training. The 757, which will be transferred to Greenlandair's AOC by 1999, is based in Copenhagen and operated to ...
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GE 'commits' to re-fanned CF6
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric has completed initial tests on a hybrid wide chord fan for the CF6-80C2 turbofan and says that it is "off and running" with development of the more powerful "G2" version for heavier versions of the Boeing 767-400 and 747-400X. "We've just completed the ...