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PZL-Okecie lifts Wilga
WARSAW-BASED AIRCRAFT manufacturer PZL-Okecie has upgraded its PZL-104 Wilga general-purpose light aircraft in the hope of securing more export orders. The PZL-104 M Wilga 2000 is powered by a 225kW (300hp) Textron Lycoming IO-540, and has AlliedSignal Bendix/King avionics and a new wing offering increased fuel capacity and endurance. The ...
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Fuji aims to develop Premier I competitor
FUJI HEAVY Industries of Japan is studying an advanced-technology business jet to rival Raytheon's low-cost Premier I entry-level aircraft. The FNJ, or Fuji New Business Jet, is a five-passenger, canard-configured design with a forward swept wing with a span of 10.4m. The aircraft would incorporate composite materials and ...
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Orders boost Douglas
TWIN AND TRI-JET orders, worth potentially up to $710 million, have been revealed by McDonnell Douglas (MDC). The announcements were timed for Farnborough as part of MDC president Harry Stonecipher's continuing crusade to rebuild confidence in MDC's Douglas Aircraft division. Some $365 million of the package is made ...
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Satellite-landing system approval is postponed
US CERTIFICATION OF the Honeywell/Pelorus SLS-2000 satellite-landing system (SLS) has been put back by six months, to the end of 1996. The first satellite-landing system will be certificated to US Federal Aviation Administration special-category 1 (SCAT 1) levels at Newark, New Jersey, rather than at Minneapolis/St Paul, as ...
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Grob considers restarting G520 Egrett output
GROB SAYS that it is "evaluating the commercial possibilities" of putting the G520 Egrett high-altitude aircraft back into limited production. The programme began with the aim of developing a high-altitude aircraft for the German air force, but was later cancelled as part of German post-reunification budget cuts. Four ...
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Boeing offers B-52 update
BOEING IS TO submit a revised proposal to the US Air Force by the end of this month to re-engine B-52H bombers with leased Rolls-Royce RB.211-535E4 turbofans and struts. An unsolicited proposal was submitted in July, but Boeing Defense &Space president Jerry King confirms: "We are in the ...
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US DoD extends European JSF briefing
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has briefed seven European nations, including Eurofighter partners Germany, Italy and Spain, as well as Australia and Canada on its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. The UK is the only foreign partner in the JSF programme. The DoD's JSF programme office provided ...
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Continental lifts Embraer into regional record book
EMBRAER HAS secured what could prove to be the largest order in the history of regional jets, following a decision by Continental Express to purchase 25 EMB-145s and take 175 options. The firm portion of the deal has been valued at $375 million by the Brazilian company. In ...
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Matra BAe venture 'will set the tone' in European missiles
BRITISH AEROSPACE and LagadSre claim that their Matra BAe Dynamics joint venture is positioned to become the focus for a single European integrated missiles business. "This merger will set the tone and direction for the way that the missiles business develops in Europe," says John Weston, chairman of ...
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Boeing holds back on plans
BOEING DOES not plan to begin development of a new 90- to 115-seat regional jet until technology is available to achieve a significant reduction in aircraft production costs. The US manufacturer's continuing low-cost, small-aircraft study has set a target price of $16 million per unit, including $4 million ...
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FADEC partnership
Woodward Governor and Lockheed Martin Control Systems are to form an alliance to develop integrated full-authority digital engine-control (FADEC) systems. The work will focus on versions of the Williams/Rolls-Royce FJ44 engines for the Swedish SK-60 military trainer and the Raytheon Premier I business jet. Source: Flight International
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Samsung makes offer for Fokker
SAMSUNG OF South Korea has made an offer to receivers to purchase the bankrupt Dutch aerospace manufacturer Fokker. Industry sources say that South Korean interest has firmed up in recent weeks, and a tentative offer has been made. Russian manufacturer Yakovlev is also continuing to discuss a possible ...
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BAe briefs Germany on Storm Shadow
BRITISH AEROSPACE has briefed the German defence ministry on its Storm Shadow derivative of the Matra Apache stand-off missile in the wake of its victory in the Royal Air Force's conventional stand-off missile (CASOM) programme. BAe officials visited Bonn in August. Germany has a similar requirement to the ...
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Boeing reveals details of '747-look' -700X
FIRST DETAILS of Boeing's proposed 747-700X design reveal a "747-look" concept with the first change in the fuselage cross-section since the baseline 747 was designed in the 1960s (Flight International, 4-10 September). Boeing Commercial Airplane Group president Ron Woodard says: "The design of our 747-600X will allow for ...
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Snecma and P&W tie the knot over SPW14
SNECMA AND Pratt & Whitney Canada have formally signed a collaborative deal to develop, manufacture, market and support the SPW14 turbofan engine family in the 53-70kN (12,000-16,000lb)-thrust range. Development will be performed by a new joint-venture company to be created for the task. The planned engine was first ...
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AI(R) and Bombardier vie for regional-jet market
THE BATTLE TO dominate the regional-jet market is set to intensify, with Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) and Bombardier preparing to launch new 70-seat aircraft within the next nine months. AI(R) has unveiled plans to begin full-scale development of its proposed AI(R) 70 twinjet by mid-1997. The first prototype, ...
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Augustine delivers anti-trust warning
Kevin O'Toole/FARNBOROUGH LOCKHEED MARTIN chief executive Norman Augustine has warned that rising prices and anti-trust barriers may begin to act as a drag on future consolidation in the US defence industry. "Consolidation of the defence industry is not yet over in the USA or in Europe," ...
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Lockheed Martin challenges Northrop for UK contract
LOCKHEED MARTIN is taking on Northrop Grumman in a fight to provide an advanced active infra-red countermeasures (IRCM) system for the British Army and the Royal Air Force. The US defence aerospace giant unveiled a teaming agreement between Pilkington and its Sanders subsidiary company to bid for the ...
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Saab in talks as partner on A3XX
Saab is to talk to Airbus Industrie about the possibility of joining the programme to develop the A3XX superjumbo, the company confirmed at the Show yesterday. Talks would come under the wing of a new team within Saab whose task is to study possible collaborative projects. Its first ...
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MDC wins $1.3 billion order from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo has ordered a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11F long-range trijet freighters in a deal potentially worth $1.3 billion, it was announced at the show yesterday. The deal covers five firm MD-11 freighters, worth $550 million, and options for seven more. It represents a breakthrough for McDonnell ...