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Long-range MD-11s shrink the globe for World Airways
WORLD AIRWAYS has received two McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-11ERs, the first versions of the tri-jet capable of flying non-stop routes up to 13,300km (7,200nm). The MD-11ER has a maximum take-off weight of 285,990kg, some 2,270kg heavier than previous MD-11 limits. Most of the additional weight allowance is taken up with ...
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Mass defections
Tim Furniss/LONDON China has already lost, three of its outstanding launch contracts, after the 14 February loss, of the first Long March 3B (LM3B) booster with its $125 million Intelsat 708 satellite payload. Following the move of the Echostar 2 to the Ariane (Flight International, 27 ...
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Standard map
The US Navy plans to develop a standard digital-map system for McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18s and AV-8Bs, Bell AH-1Ws and UH-1Ns, Bell Boeing V-22s, Grumman F-14Ds and Sikorsky HH-60Hs. MDC is to be awarded a development contract for the tactical-aircraft moving-map-capability programme. Source: Flight International
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Polish I-23 to fly by year-end
Andrzej Jeziorski/WARSAW THE WARSAW-BASED Aviation Institute (IL) is planning a year-end debut for its I-23 all-composite light aircraft. The Institute completed wind tunnel testing on the aircraft in 1995, and is now carrying out structural tests on aircraft components in preparation for the first flight at ...
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MDC to test automatic target recognition for SLAM ER
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE US NAVY HAS ASKED McDonnell Douglas (MDC) to carry out captive flight-tests of the seeker from a Hughes AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile as a prelude to including MDC's automatic-target-recognition (ATR) system in the SLAM ER (Enhanced Response) programme. The US Navy wants ...
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USAF wires up Starlifter for electric-actuator trials
THE US AIR FORCE is planning an in-service evaluation of electric actuators. A Lockheed Martin C-141 Starlifter is being modified with two Lucas Aerospace electric aileron-actuators and will undergo 20h of flight-certification testing, to be completed in May, followed by 1,000h of operational flying over 18 months. ...
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Gemini leases converted DC-10s
TWO OF SIX ex-Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s acquired by Gemini Air Cargo from Potomac Financial Group have been converted to freighters by Aeronavali of Italy and leased to Swissair and British Airways. The newly established US cargo carrier, based in Reston, Virginia, says that it will place a ...
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Spreading out
Newly formed maintenance company Malaysia Airlines Aero-Technologies is already looking at diversification. Paul Lewis/KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) IS NOW undergoing one of the biggest structural shake-ups since the country broke off its union with Singapore 25 years ago. From 1 April (the start of the next ...
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Lufthansa completes cargo formalities
LUFTHANSA CARGO and the Hinduja Group have completed the formation of a joint-venture airline, Lufthansa Cargo India. The airline will begin operations by mid-year. Lufthansa Cargo holds 40% of the venture, with Hinduja owning the rest. The operation, based at Delhi, will operate two Boeing 727-200F freighters to ...
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Pakistan proposes K-8s for Indonesian N-250s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE PAKISTAN HAS PROPOSED supplying Indonesia with Karakoram K-8 jet trainers, in part-exchange for 15 Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) N-250 turboprop passenger aircraft and an undetermined number of CN-235 turboprops. The planned sale of the 64- to 68-seat N-250 aircraft to Pakistan International ...
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USA unveils helmet- mounted sight plans
THE US AIR FORCE AND Navy plan to begin installing the joint helmet-mounted cueing system (J-MCS) on McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-15s and F-18s, respectively, early next century. MDC is to be awarded a contract early in 1997 to conduct the JHMCS competition and integrate the winning system on ...
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Pan Am flies again
PAN AM AIR BRIDGE, part of the recently resurrected Pan American Airways, began operating a fleet of five Frakes G-73T Turbo Mallards between south Florida and the Bahamas on 1 March. The airline has taken over the operations of Chalk's International, which started flying in 1919 and claims to be ...
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GAMTA must look at training
Sir - The article "Meeting the challenge" (Flight International, 20-26 March, P30) highlights the speech by Peter Moxham of GAMTA at its annual conference and underlines exactly what the initials stand for: General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association. Mr Moxham certainly concentrates on how his members are suffering ...
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Confusion over terminology
Sir - Capt Jim Passmore, head of safety at British Airways, appears to have confused "minimum descent altitude" (MDA) with "decision altitude" (Letters, Flight International, 20-26 March, P100). There is a significant difference between the two, and to confuse them is hardly conducive to flight safety. If he is using ...
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Mission impossible?
Agusta president Amadeo Caporaletti has put the company on a firmer footing. Julian Moxon/MILAN The man responsible for reviving Italian helicopter-manufacturer Agusta says: "Someone told me this was an impossible rescue. That's when I knew I was interested." Amadeo Caporaletti had hardly settled into his office, ...
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Japan sets lower space goals but stays in Alpha
Tim Furniss/LONDON JAPAN IS TO SCALE back its space programme, setting more realistic short-term goals, with less emphasis on long-term national manned-space-flight aspirations and more on unmanned satellites and planetary exploration. The Government has endorsed a study, Fundamental Policy of Japan's Space Activities, which confirms ...
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FSI takes control of Embraer US centre
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) is to take over the operation of Embraer's US training centre at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. FSI is already building a Level D flight simulator for the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet, which will be installed at Fort Lauderdale, alongside an EMB-120 simulator, by the end of 1996. ...
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Indra delivers CN-235 simulator to Merpati
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA SPANISH ELECTRONICS company Indra has delivered a CASA/IPTN CN-235 full-flight simulator to Indonesian airline Merpati. The company, formerly known as Ceselsa, is now pursuing CN-235 simulator sales to the air forces of Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey. Work on the Level C simulator, ...
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Chinese Training
FlightSafety International's Vero Beach, Florida, Academy is to provide ab initio training for China Eastern Airlines, including airline-transition training, using Raytheon Beech King Air simulators and aircraft, and Fokker 100 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 simulators. Source: Flight International