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AviaBellanca Aircraft brings back SkyRocket six-seater as kitplane
NEWLY REFORMED AviaBellanca Aircraft has announced plans to market its SkyRocket III six-seat piston single as a kitplane while its pursues US certification of the aircraft. The Reston, Virginia-based company exhibited the first, 285kt (525km/h) SkyRocket II prototype at Oshkosh '97. President John Clark says that the company ...
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Avions Mignet shows Cordouan
Avions Mignet of France displayed the HM.1100 Cordouan tandem-wing, ultra-light aircraft at the Reaseau du Sport de l'Air Rally in Epinal Mirecourt, France, on 18-20 July. The aircraft, which had its first flight in June, is built from a mixture of metal and composites, has a three-axis control and nose-wheel ...
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Cirrus adds autopilot and larger display to SR20 specification
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC CIRRUSDESIGN has improved the specification of its SR20 light aircraft "-to further safety and ease of operation". The four-seat, all-composite aircraft will now include, as standard, an S-Tec roll-axis autopilot and larger Arnav multi-function display. The price has been increased, from $144,500 to $159,600, to ...
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Gulfstream contract
Gulfstream has signed a two-year contract with Garrett Aviation Services subsidiary, The Jet Center, to provide maintenance services for aircraft in its Netjet fractional- ownership fleet, which it operates under the Executive Jet banner. The Jet Center, which was acquired by Garrett in October 1994, will perform maintenance and repairs ...
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Galaxy selects Alliance for new headquarters
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Galaxy Aerospace has selected Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas as the base for its new $12 million US headquarters. The aircraft completion and service centre, parts depot and corporate and marketing offices, are scheduled to open in 1998, to coincide with the delivery of the ...
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Mooney scouts two-seater market for Predator
Graham Warwick/Oshkosh Kate Sarsfield/London MOONEY AIRCRAFT is surveying the market for the M20T Predator, a two-seat aircraft based on the company's unsuccessful entry in the US Air Force's early-1990s enhanced flight-screener competition. Based on Mooney's high-performance four-seaters, the Predator has side-by-side seating under a sliding canopy, and dual ...
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Revised figures force New Zealand insurers to review premiums
Aviation insurance underwriters in New Zealand, whose premiums have traditionally favoured turbine-powered helicopters over piston types, are now reviewing the differential rates they offer turbine operators. Aviation underwriter Arden Jennings told New Zealand's Aviation Industry Association conference at New Plymouth on 31 July that 11 of the 400 ...
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Flightstar aims for year-end deliveries
Ellington, Connecticut-based Flightstar introduced the German-designed C-42 Cyclone two-seat sportplane at Oshkosh '97. Kit deliveries will begin later this year, followed in 1998 by certificated Cyclones produced by Sebring, Florida-based Leza-Lockwood Aviation. Kits will cost about $30,000, including 60kW (80hp) Rotax 912 engine and a BRS emergency parachute-recovery system. ...
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Lionheart entrance
Harvest, Alabama-based Griffon Aerospace displayed its Lionheart six-seat kitplane at Oshkosh '97, just days after its first flight. The Lionheart is designed to use a rebuilt, 335kW (450hp) Pratt & Whitney R985 radial engine. The kit costs $90,000 without engine. Source: Flight International
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Zenith steps up production of trainers and starts dealer net
ZENITH IS INCREASING production of its CH2000 two-seat trainer to 100 aircraft a year and establishing a dealer network in the USA and elsewhere. The Midland, Ontario-based company is now producing two aircraft a month and has delivered 34 CH2000s since receiving certification in 1995. Diamond Aircraft, meanwhile, ...
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Tigress ready to roar
Lancair has launched a new high-performance - 325kt (600km/h) - kitplane, the Tigress, which was displayed at Oshkosh '97 powered by a 450kW (600hp) Orenda OE-600 turbocharged Vee-8. Source: Flight International
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FAA selects Embry-Riddle to develop training curriculum
EMBRY-RIDDLE Aeronautical University has been chosen by the US Federal Aviation Administration to develop a training curriculum that could cut the cost of obtaining an instrument rating by as much as 25%. Traditionally, student pilots first earn a private pilot's licence before earning an instrument rating. The new ...
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Next Generation 737s move closer to JAA approval
Boeing has TAKEN a crucial further step towards gaining European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) approval to carry up to 149 passengers in its 737-700 and 189 passengers in its 737-800, the JAA confirms. The Authority's Board has just reviewed recommendations from the JAA Committee about Boeing's proposal for ...
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Aer Lingus forsakes 737s for Airbus in new short-haul fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Aer Lingus has decided to switch from Boeing to Airbus for the next additions to its short- haul fleet, with a deal for four Airbus A321-200s to be delivered from 1998, primarily to replace Boeing 737-400s on the busy London-Dublin route. The airline, which ...
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Korean Air investigators focus on possible CFIT
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The investigation into the crash of a Korean Air (KAL) Boeing 747-300 in Guam which killed 227 people, has begun to focus on controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) as a possible cause. US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) team leader George Black has stated ...
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Soyuz docks for new Mir repair mission
Tim Furniss/LONDON The Russian Soyuz TM26 spacecraft docked with the Mir 1 on 7 August in the Ìrst phase of a mission to restore electrical power to the space station. The TM26 was launched on 5 August, the 200th manned spaceflight. The Soyuz spacecraft, commanded by ...
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IPTN seeks powerplant bids for planned N2130 family
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE IPTN has formally asked competing European and US engine manufacturers to submit their proposals for an engine to power its planned new N2130 jet-powered aircraft family. The Indonesian manufacturer has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to BMW Rolls-Royce, CFM International and Pratt & ...
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Rolls-Royce hastens Trent 8104 for 777-200X
Rolls-Royce has signed a new agreement with Boeing to advance the development of its planned Trent 8104 growth engine by a further four months, to meet a September 2000 delivery date for the first 777-200X. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) covers the development of a Trent 800 derivative ...
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Indonesia turns to Sukhoi after failure to net additional F-16s
Douglas Barrie/LONDON Indonesia is to acquire 12 Sukhoi Su-30Ks from Russia as replacement Ìghter aircraft following its abortive attempts to procure additional Lockheed Martin F-16s from the USA. The country is also to acquire eight Mil Mi-171M Hip helicopters, according to reports from the country. Details ...
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New lightning sensor aids safe navigation
BFGOODRICH has introduced a version of its Stormscope weather-mapping system designed to interface with other manufacturers' multi-function displays. The WX-500 lightning sensor consists of an antenna and remote processor. The advantage of the unit is that it can be interfaced with the latest generation of large-screen, liquid-crystal multi-function ...