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SHAANXI Aircraft (SAC)
Y-8X CUB A maritime variant of the Y-8X is thought to have entered service in 1986. A drone-carrying model, the Y-8E, has also been identified. The aircraft, a development of the Antonov An-12, was first flown in 1974. Source: Flight International
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Shenyang Aircraft
The F-8 Finback is once again the focus of a major upgrade programme, with Russian radar manufacturer Phazotron and missile manufacturer Vympel involved in the F-8 IIM project unveiled in October 1995. A prototype had its first flight during the second quarter of 1996. Source: Flight International
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Shin Meiwa
US-1 The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force continues to buy one US-1A SAR amphibian every two years. Designed for long-range anti-submarine warfare, the four-turboprop PS-1 flying boat was first flown in October 1967 and was followed by the US-1 amphibious variant in October 1974. Source: Flight International
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Short Brothers
C-23 Sherpa The C-23 Sherpa is a multi-role military variant of the 330-200 turboprop regional airliner. The latter is out of production, but Shorts is buying back SD3-60 aircraft from airlines to meet additional US Army demand for the type. The USAF ordered 18 C-23As, powered ...
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SIAI Marchetti
In 1995, SIAI Marchetti achieved its 80th year of operation as an aircraft manufacturer. Over 900 examples of the SF260 family of training aircraft have been produced for 24 air forces. 707T/T Alenia has converted four ex-airline Boeing 707s to tanker/transport configuration for the Italian air ...
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Singapore Aerospace
A-4S Super Skyhawk SAe's McDonnell Douglas A-4 re-engineing programme is being offered to other Skyhawk operators. Re-engineing with a non-augmented GE F404-100D turbofan offers a 30% increase in thrust. Source: Flight International
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WSK PZL
I-22 The Polish air force grounded its I-22s in early 1996 following a fatal crash in January. In the wake of the incident, some design modifications, including reducing the aircraft's landing-approach speed, are being implemented. The air force has also placed an order for an additional six aircraft. ...
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Xian aircraft
Y-7H This aircraft is a tactical-transport derivative of the Y-7, a version of the An-24. JH-7 China has flown at least two prototypes of this two-seat interdictor/strike aircraft, although its service entry is increasingly under doubt. Prototype aircraft are fitted with WS-6 turbofans, although ...
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Yakolev
YAKOVLEV HAS BEEN forced to modify the winglet design of the Yak-130, the contender for the air force trainer requirement. Flight-tests revealed that the winglets were deforming in flight. Yakovlev has since flown the aircraft with the winglets removed. The Yak-130 is effectively the company's last stake in military aircraft ...
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Trimble GPS deal
Trimble Navigation will provide the US Army with global-positioning-system (GPS) receivers to equip light-utility helicopters under a $13.4 million contract. The GPS maker will build 785 so-called Cargo Utility GPS Receivers (CUGR). The self-contained, lightweight stand-alone GPS units will be installed in the Army's Bell Helicopter Textron UH-1 transport helicopters. ...
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Dusseldorf expansion
Jet Aviation has expanded its Dusseldorf Airport, Germany, business-aircraft maintenance centre into a fixed- base operation, providing ramp services for corporate and general aviation. The company's Hanover, Germany, centre has been approved to overhaul Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Astra and Westwind business jets, and Jet Aviation has joined the maintenance ...
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Maersk begins overhaul of Estonian Air
Max Kingsley-Jones/BILLUND MAERSK AIR has set about ploughing its airline expertise into Estonian Air, following ratification of its agreement to take a 49% stake in the privatised Baltic carrier. In May, the Danish airline, in partnership with investment consortium Baltic Creco, was chosen by the ...
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NASA winds up SLFC project
NASA CLAIMS to have demonstrated that aerodynamic drag in future high-speed civil transports (HSCTs) could be significantly reduced by the development of supersonic laminar-flow wings. The claims follow the conclusion of the agency's Lockheed F-16XL supersonic-laminar-flow-control (SLFC) experiment at Langley Research Center, Virginia (Flight International, 1-7 November, 1995, ...
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Frontier dips
Frontier Airlines is the latest of the US start-ups to warn of a likely dip in its fortunes in the September quarter. The Denver-based carrier says that it expects to post a loss over the three months, blaming sluggish traffic, rising fuel costs and rising lease rates. The loss would ...
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Manufacturers' forecasts chart bright future for cargo aircraft
BOEING AND McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are forecasting strong growth in the air-cargo market, with the world's freighter fleet expected to double over the next 20 years. MDC's predictions are slightly more optimistic than Boeing's, with an annual growth rate in air cargo of 7.9%, compared with Boeing's assessment ...
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Maersk ponders Fokker options
MAERSK AIR is examining various options for the renewal of its 50-seat Fokker 50 turboprops, which include the acquisition of a regional-jet type. The Copenhagen, Denmark-based airline, a division of one of world's largest shipping companies AP Moller, operates seven leased Fokker 50s alongside its fleet of Boeing ...
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ACE customer
An undisclosed aircraft manufacturer has placed a $2 million order for Concentra's recently launched Aircraft Configuration Environment (ACE) knowledge-based engineering-design software, which is based on Concentra's ICAD System. Source: Flight International