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Air our yesterdays
The view is the same but the fashions change both in aircraft and the people watching. Back in 1948 the Society of British Aerospace companies (SBAC) organised the Farnborough show for the first time. The highlight was the Vickers Viscount and for the exhibitors, it was the huge ...
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New P&W engine powers show 777
Good fortune has shone early on Pratt & Whitney at Farnborough - its newly-certificated PW4090 engines are powering the Boeing 777 in the static display. Flight tests of the 400kN (90,000lb) thrust engine on the 777 began at Boeing's Seattle, Washington factory less than a month ago on 3 ...
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Rivals join forces for advanced engine work
France's Snecma and Britain's Rolls-Royce are teaming up on research for an Advanced Military Engine Technology (AMET) programme for the next generation of combat aircraft. Once arch rivals to power what was then a five-nation European fighter aircraft, Snecma ultimately went it alone for the Rafale's M-88 powerplant, while ...
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Roke manor tunes into radio deal
A deal which should improve radio links for troops serving in Bosnia has been broadcast at this year's Show. Roke Manor Research, part of Siemens Plessey Electronic Systems, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence to upgrade the HALO artillery location systems deployed with British troops ...
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APU cleared
AlliedSignal's latest APU - the 131-9(B) for the next generation Boeing 737 - has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorisation from the FAA, a record 25 months after the programme began. Designed both to start and operate up to 39,000ft (11,900m), the 131-9(B) incorporates more than 50 design recommendations ...
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Radar trials
The Siemens Plessey Systems AR327 Commander tactical long-range air defence radar has successfully completed factory acceptance trials at the manufacturer's test site at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Rigorous practical tests to assess transportability by air and land will now go ahead. Latest electronic technology allows the AR237 to ...
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LAN focus
CommScope, a division of General Instrument, has acquired Teledyne division Thermatics to boost its manufacturing capacity for Local Area Network (LAN) markets, primarily in the aerospace sector. Brian Garrett, executive vice-president and general manager of CommScope, says: "Thermatics' speciality cable expertise brings access to new process capabilities and markets ...
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Piles of tiles
For the first time, Farnborough hall gangways have been carpeted - more than 80,000 carpet tiles cover the aisles in the four halls. P&O Exhibition Services has also provided more than 30,000m2 of sheet carpet and 4,000m2 of artificial grass for the chalets and stands. To get the ...
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Airlifter art
Internationally renowned aviation artist Keith Ferris is signing give-away posters of his newest work, of a McDonnell Douglas C-17 airlifter, at the McDonnell Douglas stand in Hall 3. Ferris has recently been in Bosnia to see the C-17 operating there and has based his latest painting on this experience. ...
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Bombardier gears up to go Global
Page 35 Global Express is on schedule for its first flight this month. Bombardier executives arrived in Farnborough yesterday flushed with the success of last week's roll-out of what they claim is the world's most advanced business aircraft. Bombardier Aerospace president Robert Brown will be ...
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Alliances key to competitive edge
The concept of ‘global alliances' between airlines has become increasingly evident in the past three years, according to KPMG International Airline Group. This is one of the findings of a survey of 24 international airline CFOs. The report, Strategic Issues and Current Trends in the International Airline Industry, ...
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Princess set to join the jet set?
If you see a stampede of eager business jet sales people during Farnborough, it may be that Princess Diana has come shopping. Rumour has it that the Princess of Wales asked for a private aircraft as part of her recent divorce settlement with Prince Charles. It said she ...
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Spacecraft on the right lines for BR
If overseas visitors to Farnborough are surprised at all the changes to Britain's rail system, they will be astonished to learn that the heirs to British Rail could one day have an exhibit at an air show - a spaceship. After breaking up BR into 90 privatised companies, there ...
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Promotional upside of the Down Under airshow
The term DownUnder is certainly not perceived as a derogatory description by the Australian aerospace industry, which highlights its strategic proximity to the fast-growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region. The country's aerospace showcase, the fourth Australian International Air Show and Aerospace Expo, to be held from 18-23 February 1997 ...
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Farnborough 'will go beyond 2000'
Farnborough air show will continue beyond the millennium, the organiser confidently predicted yesterday. "We have no doubt that beyond 2000 we will have a commitment to produce our shows on this site," says Peter Taylor, director of exhibitions for SBAC (Society of British Aerospace Companies). "We have a ...
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Westland lift for Heseltine
Students of political symbolism will enjoy the arrival of British Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine to open the show this morning. In the mid-1980s, Heseltine quit the cabinet of then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a row over the future of the British helicopter industry. The "Westland row" ...
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Raytheon wins African 'first' deal
Raytheon has won a contract to supply eight aircraft for Africa's first fractional aircraft ownership scheme, it has been announced at the show. The deal is for four Hawker 800XPs and four Beech King Air B200s, valued in excess of $50 million. Jet Time, owned by National Airways ...
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Record orders for Bombardier
Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division (BRAD) is celebrating a bonanza week of sales. At a press conference today, it will be confirming a record-breaking Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 order for 25 firm and 15 conditional aircraft plus 30 options. The buyer is Horizon Air of Seattle, Washington and ...
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Helo to the good buys
An order for ten McDonnell Douglas MD Explorer helicopters is expected to be announced at Farnborough today - kicking off what may prove to be a bumper show for orders. British police sources confirmed that Police Aviation Services, which provides air support to UK police forces, has awarded the ...
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Red sales in the sunset
The Sukhoi Su-30MK roars off in a practice run for today's flying display amid US reports that sales of Sukhoi aircraft to China and Vietnam has put Russia in top position in the world defence market (see page 16). Sukhoi has a major presence at the show with the ...