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Moving with the times
Peter Henley/WOODFORD Generations of test pilots have enjoyed varied and rewarding careers at the Avro Flight Test Centre (FTC), Woodford, in northern England. The FTC now, however, has roles and expertise far more complex than in the past. This is partly attributable to the march of technology, but also through ...
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Reaching for the sky
Dave Higdon/HOUSTON After several false dawns, the much trumpeted renaissance of general aviation in the USA finally appears to have become reality in 1997 - with a hint of a continuing strengthening of the position in years to come, according to figures delivered by the Federal Aviation Administration during the ...
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Kidde stops smoking
Kidde Technologies has been selected by Boeing to supply cargo fire-protection equipment for Next Generation 737s, starting this year, fending off rival bids, including one from French company Cerberus Guinard. Source: Flight International
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Laser power
The US Department of Defense has awarded a $750,000 contract to Laser Power to develop a full colour helmet-mounted display (HMD) for military pilot training. The San Diego, California-based firm will produce an HMD with proprietary red, green and blue solid-state "microlasers" providing 2,560 x 2,048 resolution with 80° per ...
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Planar advance
Planar Advance of Beaverton, Oregon, has been awarded a contract by L-3 Display Systems to deliver a new, high-resolution flat-panel display subassembly for the US Army's Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. The Eagle-5M displays will be incorporated in the helicopter's target acquisition designation system in the gunner/co-pilot seat. Source: ...
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Virtek speeds EF2000
British Aerospace has cut by 25% the man hours spent on producing composite structural components for the Eurofighter EF2000 by introducing a laser templating machine produced by Virtek Vision of Canada. Source: Flight International
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Iridium loss
A fifth Motorola Iridium global mobile communications satellite has stopped working, reducing to 62 the number of fully operational spacecraft. Unconfirmed reports indicate that several other Iridiums are experiencing momentum wheel stabilisation problems. Five more satellites were due to be launched on a much-delayed Boeing Delta II from Vandeberg AFB, ...
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100th PC-12 delivered
Pilatus Aircraft has delivered its 100th PC-12 to a private customer, nearly 42 months after the first single-engined aircraft was delivered. The turboprop was sold in a corporate configuration. Source: Flight International
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Galaxy clocks up
Galaxy Aerospace's Galaxy business jet has reached Mach 0.9 during a certification test at Israel Aircraft Industries to assess maximum cruise speed. The test aircraft has now accumulated 120h over 35 flights. Source: Flight International
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Fortis sale
Fortis Aviation has delivered an executive Boeing 757-200ER to an undisclosed US-based customer. The aircraft, previously owned by Denmark's Sterling Airways, was converted from an airliner to a corporate variant in 1994. Source: Flight International
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K-Max firefighter
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has deployed a Kaman K-MAX helicopter to help tackle forest fires in the Kuantan region, on the east coast. The K-MAX has dropped more than 2.65 million litres of water since operations began in mid-April. Source: Flight International
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Sloane delivers
Sloane Helicopters has delivered a Robinson R22 to a private customer, bringing to nine the number of Robinson helicopters delivered by the UK-based distributor this year. Sloane has orders for five R22s and two R44s to date and is due to deliver its first two Agusta A109 Powers by the ...
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GEC EURODASS
GEC-Marconi Avionics has been awarded a £170 million contract by British Aerospace to lead production of the defensive aids subsystem for the Eurofighter EF2000. The Stanmore, UK-based team will work with EURODASS partners BAe, Elettronica of Italy and Indra of Spain to incorporate features which include missile warning and active ...
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Damage to wiring grounds old 737s
Chafed electrical wires in fuel tank conduits were found in so many older Boeing 737s that the US Federal Aviation Administration grounded many of them by issuing an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) on 10 May. Checks on fuel tank pump wiring following an earlier AD had revealed that seriously ...
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New 737s may be produced at Douglas Long Beach factory
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is studying setting up a Next Generation 737 production line at its Douglas Products division site in Long Beach, California, although it says that the plan, if it gets the go-ahead, would not take place before 1999. The study was announced as part of changes designed ...
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Airbus seeks A3XX commitments
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie says it is to start seeking launch commitments from airlines for the A3XX large aircraft early next year. One of the key potential customers, British Airways, has already indicated a requirement for up to 23 aircraft. Jurgen Thomas, senior vice-president of Airbus Industrie's large ...
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Air China forges US link
Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, Alaska Airlines and America West Airlines have formed a strategic alliance with Air China, representing the first deal of its kind entered into by a Chinese carrier. The move ends speculation, for now, of a potential agreement between Northwest and Cathay Pacific and establishes further ...
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A320 demand triggers production increase
Max Kingsley-Jones/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie is to boost production rates of its single-aisle family further over the next 18 months in the face of continuing high demand for the aircraft. A decision to produce a further four A320 family aircraft a month, plus any future widebody increases, will take the consortium's ...
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Aer Lingus extends its Airbus fleet at the expense of 737s
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Aer Lingus has taken a step closer to operating an all-Airbus fleet with its decision to order six A320s to add to its orders for the larger A321 and its fleet of five A330s. The new aircraft will result in its Boeing 737 fleet being further reduced. ...
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AlliedSignal APU cleared for use on A320 family
AlliedSignal has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval to produce its 131-9(A) auxiliary power unit (APU) for the Airbus Industrie A320 family. Programme manager Lee Jacobs says that deliveries of the 131-9(A) are scheduled to begin in September. "We have firm orders for close to 50 aircraft and ...