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Trent surge halts 777 ETOPS test effort
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE ROLLS-ROYCE Trent 800-powered Boeing 777 extended-range twinjet-operations (ETOPS) test effort has been "-put on hold" until the engine maker completes investigations into the cause of a surge which caused a take-off of the test aircraft to be aborted on 16 June. ...
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Brevel in payload trials
THE FRANCO/GERMAN Eurodrone Brevel unmanned air vehicle has undergone its first test flight with a fully equipped payload, in preparation for the beginning of system trials in July. Eurodrone says that the Brevel is still on target for its planned 1998 in-service date. Only three systems have ...
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Saab prepares 2000 AEWC windtunnel tests
Andrzej Jeziorski/LINKOPING SAAB AIRCRAFT is about to begin windtunnel tests of an airborne early-warning and control (AEWC) version of its high-speed Saab 2000 turboprop. The aircraft offers better performance and superior command and control capability to that of the current Saab 340 AEW aircraft, the ...
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Compass founder plans a comeback
THE BOSS OF failed Australian low-cost operator Compass Airlines says that he is to launch a new carrier following a successful Federal Court battle with rival Qantas over rights to terminal space at key domestic airports. Bryan Grey says that he plans to have a new airline, ...
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F-22 flight-control laws tested in F-16
USING A SPECIALLY configured Lockheed Martin F-16, pilots recently completed tests on the first block of flight-control laws for the Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 which is now 11 months away from its first flight. The flight-control laws for the F-22 were programmed in the Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test ...
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Training problem forces Kiwi to ground four 727s
KIWI INTERNATIONAL is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration to resolve pilot-training issues which have led to the grounding of four of its 15 Boeing 727s, and a 25% reduction in flights. Founded in 1992, the New York (Newark)-based low-cost carrier has undergone management shake-ups, and ran ...
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Hinson defends ValuJet grounding
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US FEDERAL AVIATION Administrator David Hinson has responded to allegations that the ValuJet grounding was politically motivated by saying that the decision was made before a meeting at which senior White House officials were briefed. Hinson made the claim during a Congressional hearing ...
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Turkey could join Europe's anti-tank missile project
TURKEY IS EMERGING as a potential partner in the European Long-Range (LR) Trigat anti-tank-missile programme to fill the hole left when the UK decided not to procure the missile as part of its attack-helicopter purchase. Initially, Turkish interest is understood to be in a vehicle-mounted variant of ...
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UK charter operator Excalibur finally folds
UK CHARTER OPERATOR Excalibur Airways, pilloried in the UK media for two weeks over a series of embarrassing delays, went into liquidation on 26 June. The decision is blamed partly on the "sensationalised media coverage", which followed a scare among passengers over technical problems on a leased McDonnell ...
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Crew disorientation caused Knight Air Bandeirante crash
CREW DISORIENTATION following artificial-horizon failure in turbulent cloud caused the 24 May, 1995, crash of a Knight Air Embraer Bandeirante shortly after take-off from Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK, says the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. There was no other fault, says the report. The aircraft ...
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Braathens takes 50% holding in Transwede
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRAATHENS SAFE is to take a 50% stake in the scheduled arm of Transwede. The Swedish carrier could become a wholly owned subsidiary by the end of 1997. The move represents the first foreign foray for Braathens, Norway's leading private airline. A letter ...
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Eurosam courts UK as BMD partner
EUROSAM HAS proposed to the UK that it join the Franco-Italian Aster missile programme to meet its emerging requirement for a tactical ballistic-missile defence (TBMD) system. The UK Ministry of Defence is funding a British Aerospace-led study into the TBMD following the indefinite delay in its own ...
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Sagem signs deal to make Predator
FRENCH SYSTEMS specialist Sagem has signed a deal with California, USA-based General Atomics to develop and market a European version of the US company's Predator long-range unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The new UAV, called Horus, will complete the range of vehicles offered by Sagem, which markets the short-/medium-range ...
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China ignores FC-1 doubts
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE CHINA IS LIKELY to go ahead with development of the Chengdu Aircraft (CAC) FC-1, despite growing doubts over Pakistan's support for the programme. According to defence sources, China's People's Liberation Army air force has a requirement for around 100 new FC-1 fighters, which is viewed as sufficient to ...
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CityFlyer Express expects to grow by introducing Avro RJ100s in 1997
CITYFLYER EXPRESS has placed firm orders for two AI(R) Avro RJ100s, plus options on a further two aircraft, for delivery in 1997. It is understood that the aircraft are being leased, but the airline, which operates as a British Airways Express carrier, declines to comment on how the deal is ...
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Khrizantema unveiled
The Russian KBM design bureau has shown its Khrizantema anti-tank guided missile for the first time. Guidance is by either a radar or by laser. The system is claimed to be capable of two target engagement, using both the autonomous radar channel and the semi-autonomous laser-guidance channel. It can also ...
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IFE market starts to come right for BEA
BE AEROSPACE (BEA) claims that the long-awaited upturn in its fortunes is at last in sight, after returning a modest $1.4 million profit for the first quarter - the group's best quarterly performance in two years. A year ago, the cabin-equipment group had posted a loss of $33 million as ...
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Millon adds muddle to French helicopter number confusion
Millon adds muddle to French helicopter number confusion FRENCH DEFENCE minister Charles Millon has added to speculation over France's future attack- and transport-helicopter requirements by specifying a need for 215 Eurocopter Tigers for the army and a reduced purchase of "around" 160 NHIndustries NH90s. Millon's comments, in an interview with ...
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German defence budget faces another beating
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH GERMAN DEFENCE minister Volker R_he is at loggerheads with finance minister Theo Waigel over plans to drain Germany's ever-shrinking defence budget still further. According to Government sources, Waigel wants to reduce the 1997 budget from the planned DM48.4 billion ($31.8 billion) - formerly ...
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Rafael missile
Israeli missile manufacturer Rafael has developed a fibre-optic-guided anti-tank missile, dubbed Spike, in at least two variants: one helicopter-launched, the other a man-portable ground system. The helicopter-launched variant is understood to be in service with the Israeli armed forces. Source: Flight International