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Dornier signs up to develop Envisat instruments
Dornier Satellite Systeme (DSS) has signed a DM1.5 billion ($1 billion) contract with the European Space Agency to develop the instrument payload for the Envisat 1 polar-orbiting environmental satellite, which is scheduled to be launched by an Arianespace Ariane 5 in 1999. The 8,000kg spacecraft - being built ...
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Indian aim
India plans to net a 25% share in the world's $800 million remote-sensing-satellite-imagery market by 2000, widening the sales of images from its Indian remote-sensing satellite, the IRS 1C. The US Earth Observation Satellite Company is selling IRS data worldwide and the Indian Space Research Organisation hopes to have sold ...
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Cessna reveals singles prices
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CESSNA AIRCRAFT has announced the prices of its re-launched Model 172 Skyhawk and Model 182S Skylane. The first 172 is due to be delivered in January 1997, with the first 182 following a month later. The manufacturer has not produced single-engined aircraft since 1986. ...
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Jordan signs F-16 lease with USAF
JORDAN HAS signed an agreement to lease 16 ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs from the USA, which will pay for the bulk of the $220 million deal. Most of the funds will go towards structural and engine upgrades for the aircraft, which have 25% of their 4,000h lives remaining. ...
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First production C-130J Hercules takes shape
LOCKHEED MARTIN has begun final assembly of the first production C-130J Hercules 2. The aircraft, the first of 12 stretched C-130J-30s for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), will join the certification flight-test programme, which has been boosted to eight aircraft to recover delays (Flight International, 19-25 June). ...
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Dassault receives STC for Falcon 50EX avionics
Dassault Aviation has received US supplemental type-certification (STC) for the Rockwell-Collins Pro Line 4 integrated-avionics suite for its Falcon 50EX business-jet. The STC paves the way for certification of the upgraded Falcon 50EX in the third quarter of 1996 and also applies to retrofits of the Pro Line 4 package ...
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Aermacchi proves Yak-130/AEM performance
Julian Moxon/PARIS WINDTUNNEL tests of the latest configuration of the Yakovlev/Aermacchi Yak-130/AEM trainer at the Italian company's Milan headquarters have revealed aerodynamic characteristics "similar to those of the latest generation of combat aircraft", says Aermacchi technical director for the programme, Pierclaudio Iaia. The Yak-130/AEM is ...
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Rafael develops long-range Litening variant
RAFAEL, THE Israeli armament development authority, is developing a variant of its Litening airborne laser-designator and navigation pod enabling it to undertake long-range intelligence gathering. Rafael is to equip the pod with a datalink capable of transmitting images to a ground station or control and command aircraft. The Litening is ...
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US airlines exploit the boom
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE MAJOR US AIRLINES have followed up their latest round of record profits with predictions that their spectacular performances will continue into the second half of the year. The airlines turned in their best-ever net profit - of more than $1.5 billion - ...
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PAL will make regional-jet decision soon
Paul Lewis/MANILA PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) wants to finalise the selection of a new regional jet by the end of the year, as a replacement for its fleet of loss-making Fokker 50 turboprops. Domestic fares on routes operated by turbprops are limited, but the introduction of ...
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Testbed gear failure delays Comanche
A SECOND FLIGHT of the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter has been delayed until after completion of tests to determine why a gear failed on the propulsion-system testbed. The YRAH-66 prototype has been grounded since its first hover test on 4 January. Resonance is blamed for the ...
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Italian forces to get dedicated satellite
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA THE ITALIAN ARMED forces are to get their first dedicated communications satellite following the award of a contract to a consortium led by Alenia Spazio. The air force plans to have satellite communications available for at least five aircraft types, including the Eurofighter EF2000 and Panavia ...
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Elta will supply electronic-support-measures systems for RAF Nimrod
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries subsidiary Elta is to supply the electronic-support-measures (ESM) systems for the Royal Air Force's new replacement maritime-patrol aircraft (RMPA). The deal to fit an upgraded version of the EL/L-8300 system in the British Aerospace Nimrod 2000 will be a consolation to Elta. It had ...
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Delta orders Nordam hushkits for 737s
DELTA AIR LINES has finalised its Boeing 737 hushkit plans, placing an order with Nordam for Stage 3 sets for up to 55 aircraft, which will enable its entire 737-200 fleet to be equipped. The airline has placed a firm contract with Nordam for 25 hushkit sets, plus ...
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The F-111 is dead: long live the Aardvaark
THE US AIR FORCE RETIRED the General Dynamics F-111 fighter-bomber on 27 July - but only after officially naming the aircraft the Aardvark, its long-time nickname. The Grumman-modified EF-111 electronic-warfare version of the aircraft will continue in USAF service until 1999, and Australia (the only other operator) plans to keep ...
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Pentagon reveals its advanced- technology-demonstrator list
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC ADVANCED AIRBORNE-surveillance projects are among 18 advanced-concept technology demonstrations (ACTDs) on which the US Department of Defense plans to spend $99 million in fiscal year 1997. The demonstrations were selected from 100 proposals submitted by the US military. The projects have been approved by the Joint Requirements ...
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New B-2 delivery
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first Block 20 B-2 stealth bomber to the US Air Force. The Spirit of Nebraska, a Block 10 aircraft, was upgraded to Block 20 configuration, with improved avionics, global-positioning system aided- munitions and terrain-following software. Source: Flight International
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S Korea acquires spy aircraft from Raytheon
RAYTHEON EXPECTS to earn more than $250 million from South Korea's decision to buy eight Hawker 800XP mid-size jet aircraft and four signal-intelligence (SIGINT) mission systems from subsidiary company E-Systems. The South Korean purchase of advanced airborne-reconnaissance systems also includes synthetic-aperture radars (SARs) from Lockheed Martin's Loral Tactical ...
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SAS ends Saab 2000 order drought
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDONRamon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC SAS COMMUTER has ordered up to six Saab 2000s, which ends the aircraft's two-year new-customer drought. This comes as Saab concludes a three-week sales tour of the aircraft in the USA, where it is still seeking its first airline customer for the 50-seat ...
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Lufthansa introduces the A319
LUFTHANSA HAS PUT THE FIRST of 20 Airbus A319-100s on to its European network, making it the third operator of all three Airbus single-aisle models. The 126-seat aircraft is mainly being operated on scheduled services from Frankfurt to Vienna and Istanbul, and on domestic routes. The new type, which will ...