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Boeing prepares for 747-300 conversion
BOEING HAS solved the last major design issues involved in converting the all-passenger version of the 747-300 to a freighter. The first modification could begin as early as next April. Boeing Wichita's Modification Responsibility Center has already completed engineering work on the 747-300 Combi conversion, and it will ...
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GE90-powered Boeing 777 enters ETOPS test arena
EXTENDED-RANGE-twin-operations (ETOPS) testing on the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 has finally begun, with both companies hopeful of receiving certification by about August. The long-delayed 1,000-cycle ETOPS testing began on 30 March, one day after Boeing received clearance from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The test aircraft, ...
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Cathay orders second CAE A330
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways has ordered a second Airbus A330 full-flight simulator from CAE Electronics. The A330-300 simulator, with 150¡-wide CAE MaxVue visual-system, will be delivered to Cathay's training centre at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in the third quarter of 1996, joining an A330/A340 simulator and flight-training device supplied earlier. ...
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And then there were three...
FlightSafety finally emerges as an aggressive competitor for civil-simulation market leaders CAE and Thomson. Karen Walker/ATLANTA JUST WHEN THE commercial flight-simulator industry might have paused for breath and enjoyed a period of stability after years of unprecedented turmoil, it appears that the waters have been stirred again. ...
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Fokker Space buys Fokker controls unit
FOKKER CONTROL Systems (FCS), the Netherlands manufacturer of electric control-loading and motion systems for simulators, has been acquired by Fokker Space. FCS was part of bankrupt Fokker Aircraft. Fokker Space is an independent company not affected by the collapse of the Netherlands' aircraft-manufacturer, says FCS. Schiphol-based FCS produces ...
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FlightSafety expands Falcon training
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) is expanding its Falcon Jet training centre at Teterboro, New Jersey, to house additional simulators for Dassault business jets. The expansion will provide room for three new simulators, plus flight-training devices and classrooms. FSI's Simulation Systems division is already building a Falcon 2000 full-flight simulator ...
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Britannia update
Thomson Training & Simulation is to update Britannia Airways' Boeing 757/767-200 full-flight simulator, to add 767-300ER interchange capability, and supply a 757/767 desktop flight-management-system trainer. Thomson Training will replace the Rediffusion-built simulator's flight-management computer with a software simulation in an effort to improve the device's reliability. Source: Flight ...
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Opinicus completes low-cost simulator
Karen Walker/TAMPA A US COMPANY HAS completed a low-cost simulator which it believes has applications for research, training and even for military mission-rehearsal, for which several such devices could be networked together. Opinicus, based in Clearwater, Florida, expects to deliver its first Reconfigurable Research and Engineering ...
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US Navy visualises sensor testbed
THE US Navy plans to test future aircraft sensors and missile seekers using a sophisticated image-generation system. The contract for the Common Terrain Rendering System (CTRS) and Scene Generation Capability (SGC), is expected to be awarded, in June 1997. The system will be used to ground-test forward-looking infra-red (IR) sensors, ...
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Dornier trains Orfeus-Spas II crew
DORNIER SATELLITE Systems has been training the crew of November's STS80 Space Shuttle mission to handle Germany's retrievable Astro-Spas (Shuttle Pallet Satellite) with the Orfeus (Orbital Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer) telescope. The 14-day mission, to be known as the Orfeus-Spas II, will be the second deployment ...
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Eagle makes changes to XT-S sports trainer
EAGLE AIRCRAFT International has made aerodynamic modifications to its all-composite XT-S two-seat sports trainer, and will now fly a full re-certification programme in Perth, Western Australia, to prove conformity with European joint airworthiness regulations for very-light aircraft (JAR/VLA). Having failed by 2kt, to limit stall speed to the ...
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R-R and Hamilton Standard build dual-purpose FADEC
ROLLS-ROYCE and Hamilton Standard, are developing an advanced, dual-purpose, full-authority digital engine-control (FADEC) system, designed to be fitted to two engine types powering US military aircraft. R-R has carried out tests of a Hamilton Standard-built prototype system at its Bristol, UK plant. The system is fitted to an ...
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Russia enters commercial age with launch of Proton SL-12
Tim Furniss/LONDON RUSSIA OFFICIALLY entered the commercial geostationary-orbit-satellite launcher business on 8 April, when a Proton SL-12 model was launched successfully from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying the Astra 1F satellite for Luxembourg's Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES). The launch was managed by ILS ...
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NASA F-15 is used to test X-33 tiles
A NASA McDONNELL Douglas F-15 has been used to prove the durability of materials for the thermal-protection system (TPS) proposed for the X-33 re-usable launch vehicle. NASA says that the tests of the TPS were vital because of the threat posed to protective materials by rain drops, cloud ...
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RAF aims for multiple arrays
Douglas Barrie/EDINBURGH THE ROYAL Air Force's next generation of strike aircraft is likely to be designed with multiple radar-antenna-arrays located around the airframe. This will provide a "radar picture" considerably larger than at present. The Future Offensive Aircraft (FOA), now in the conceptual-design phase, will ...
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SIMONA seeks realism
The Netherlands is home to an ambitious project to build an advanced research simulator laboratory. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA A SIMULATOR IS taking shape in the Netherlands, which could set new standards for the fidelity of commercial flight-simulators. Delft University of Technology's International Centre for Research in Simulation, Motion ...
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International rival planned for MAS
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE PLANS TO launch a second Malaysian international carrier are being revived, 15 months after flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) blocked the start of AirAsia. Heavy Industries of Malaysia (HICOM) and 15% joint-venture partner Mofaz Air are understood to be drawing up new plans ...
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Thomson-CSF desires French air force reconnaissance deal
THOMSON-CSF is hoping to clinch contracts, from the French air force and export customers, for its medium-range electro-optical reconnaissance imagery system, following the successful completion of flight-testing. The imaging pod, developed under the DESIRE programme, is initially designed for the Dassault Mirage 2000, Rafale and Lockheed Martin F-16. ...
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Raytheon expands with Chrysler unit purchases
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA RAYTHEON HAS AGREED to buy Chrysler's defence and aerospace businesses for $475 million. Aircraft-modification specialist Chrysler Technologies Airborne Systems (CTAS) and defence-electronics company Electrospace Systems (ESI) will become part of E-Systems, acquired by Raytheon for $2.3 billion in May 1995. Raytheon says that ...
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Extra flies EA 400 tourer
GERMAN manufacturer, Extra Flugzeugbau has flown its all-composite, EA 400 tourer for the first time. The first flight took place on 4 April at Extra's Dinslaken base, with company managing director Walter Extra at the controls. The company says that the first impressions of the aircraft's handling were ...