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Y-7 for Chinese Navy
Xian Aircraft (XAC) has converted two Y-7 turboprop transports into aircrew avionics trainers for China's naval air force. Modifications include, the installation of the new radar, displays and reconfigured cabin for training. Source: Flight International
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Warranty widening
Dassault Falcon Jet is claiming the industry's broadest warranty after increasing coverage on the structure of all new Falcon business jets to ten years, or 10,000h, and five years, or 5,000h on systems and avionics. Source: Flight International
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Challenger Satcom
KC Aviation is to install a Collins SAT-906 six-channel satellite-communications (sat- com) system in a Canadair Challenger 601-3R owned by US agricultural-equipment manufacturer Deere, with multiple cabin-telephone handsets, a dedicated facsimile line and personal-computer data-ports. Source: Flight International
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Mini Data Recorder
Aydin Vector has introduced a miniaturised device for aircraft digital flight-data recording, called the MiniAMOR-700. The asynchronous real-time multiplex and output reconstructor system is designed to combine a range of analogue and digital signals into a single high-speed digital data-stream for digital recording. Source: Flight International
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IUE transfer
Control of the venerable, long-serving International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite, launched in 1978, has been transferred by NASA to the European Space Agency and the UK's Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council as part of a move in NASA's continuing cost-reduction efforts. Transbrazil stake ...
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Too tall
NASA astronaut Scott Parazinsky, has been dropped from cosmonaut training at Russia's Star City because, at 1.87m, he is too tall to fit safely into a Soyuz spacecraft in which, in an emergency, he would have to ride during his planned 143-day flight aboard the Mir 1, after launch on ...
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Extended mission
Cash shortages have delayed the production of a Soyuz booster to launch the Russian Soyuz TM23 to the Mir 1 space station in December. The launch will be delayed until February 1996, resulting in an extended stay in space by the TM22 crew, aboard the station. The 135-day mission by ...
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Up Tempo
Space Systems Loral's Tempo 1 communications satellite, not the Astra 1F spacecraft, will make the first commercial launch of a Russian Proton booster from Baikonur in June 1996. The Proton, marketed by International Launch Services, has five bookings for satellites launches into geostationary orbit, (Flight International, 27 September-3 October). ...
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Taiwan's domestic airlines jockey for position
FORMOSA AIRLINES with 23 aircraft, has the largest fleet of Taiwan's domestic airlines. It has two Saab 340As, six Saab 340Bs, three Fokker 50s, seven Dornier 228s and two Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders. Another Fokker 50 will be delivered in November. Two Fokker 100s will be delivered, one in December ...
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Stages in US law
US legislation requires that all Stage 2 aircraft be replaced, hushkitted or re-engined by the year 2000 and, in addition, US carriers had to ensure that 55% of their fleets were Stage 3 compliant by the end of 1994. Further deadlines call for 65% compliance by the end of 1996, ...
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QNC's route to Stage 3
Quiet Nacelle's (QNC's) earlier JT3D Stage 2 hushkit for 707-100s and OC-135Bs forms the basis of its Stage 3 upgrade package. To achieve Stage 3 compliance, an inner acoustic ring is located co-axially within the engine intake. The inner ring will be fully anti-iced and certificated for bird strikes. Additional ...
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Clarification on Eva structure
Sir - In response to the item on the management restructure at Eva Air (Flight International, 20-26 September, P75), I would like to point out that, following the departure of chairman Y F Chang, Shen-Chih Cheng, not Frank Hsu as you reported, has succeeded him. Mr Hsu, previously president, becomes ...
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No need to jump the gun on JAR 65
Sir - Andreas Georgiades, president of Aircraft Engineers International, wrote on the Joint Aviation Authorities' (JAA) requirement JAR 65 (Flight International, 6-12 September, Letters, P43). I would like to point out that the views and facts in David Learmount's original article (Flight International, 26 July - 1 August) ...
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Laker's return may not be welcomed
Sir - I have read of the proposed return of Freddie Laker to UK air space. If he is expecting to be welcomed back as a hero, I assure you this will not be the case. As an ex-employee of Laker, I recall 1982 as a year of ...
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Sino Swearingen
John Mangan and Ronald Neal have joined the new management committee set up by Sino Swearingen Aircraft (SSAC) as senior vice-presidents. Mangan was previously with McDonnell Douglas for 31 years, latterly as acting president of its Pacific and Asia arm. Neal was senior vice-president of operations for Fairchild before his ...
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Aerospatiale
Aerospatiale General Aviation of Grand Prairie, Texas, a subsidiary of Socata, Groupe Aerospatiale, has acquired three new staff for its sales and marketing team. William Johnson, who comes from a similar post with TBM North America, is appointed a director of sales. Douglas Smith, most recently with the ESI (Electrosystems) ...
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Royal Aero Club
Frederick Marsh has been elected chairman of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. He succeeds Christopher Bellhouse. Marsh is also president of Europe Airsports, the co-ordinating body of all 31 European national aero clubs, with a total membership of 750,000. He was British Air Racing Champion in 1972 ...
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IFR systems
Fred Arnold has been appointed chief operations officer by IFR Systems of Wichita, Kansas, USA. Arnold will have profit and loss responsibility for all IFR product lines, and will also oversee day-to-day operations, including strategic and tactical planning, marketing and new-product development. Source: Flight International
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EVA Air
Y F Chang, founder of Eva Air of Taiwan, has resigned as its chairman to concentrate on his role as chairman of the carrier's parent company, the Evergreen Group. He is succeeded by Shen-Chih Cheng, previously Eva vice-chairman. Frank Hsu moves from president to vice-chairman, and Richard Huang is promoted ...
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Air France
A major sales reorganisation has been announced by Air France in the UK. Gill Craig, formerly manager for leisure sales and distribution, will concentrate solely on automated distribution and pricing. Tristan Nielson joins her as distribution systems co-ordinator. Christiane Dryland will head the leisure sales team, with Claire Leroux and ...