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Keep Eagle clears F-15E for higher plane
THE US AIR FORCE has lifted the 20¡ angle-of-attack (AoA) limit which was placed on McDonnell Douglas F-15Es with conformal fuel tanks after an Edwards AFB, California-based team successfully evaluated performance-handling improvements tested in the "Keep Eagle" programme. The USAF test team says that the improved F-15E ...
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B-1 conventional weapons plan remains on service target
THE US AIR FORCE Rockwell B-1B bomber is on schedule for clearance to carry cluster weapons from mid-1996 onwards, as the 419th flight-test squadron moves to complete Phase 1 of the three-part conventional mission upgrade programme. Two dedicated B-1Bs are operated from Edwards AFB, California, as part ...
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Northrop Grumman enters DoD UAV battle Pentagon contest
Northrop Grumman is to take part in the Pentagon's competition for a joint tactical manoeuvre unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Maneuver UAV will provide an intelligence-gathering capability at up to 32km (17nm) range with electro-optical and forward-looking infra-red sensors. The Pentagon could buy as many as 100 ...
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Singapore to acquire Sharpshooter pods
Douglas Barrie/LONDON The Singaporean air force is on the brink of awarding a deal to Lockheed Martin for up to 30 Sharpshooter laser designator pods. The selection of the US system follows a prolonged procurement battle against UK and Israeli rivals. The Singaporeans and Lockheed ...
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Frontier lease
Frontier Airlines, the new Denver-based low-fare US entrant, is to lease two Boeing 737-300s from GE Capital Aviation Services. Frontier recently closed a public offering, which yielded sufficient financing to lease up to four Boeing 737-300s. The aircraft, which will go into service in November will join Frontier's present fleet ...
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Slovakia in MiG-29 deal
RUSSIA AND SLOVAKIA have concluded an agreement covering the delivery of a further seven Mikoyan MiG-29 single-seat fighters and one MiG-29UB two-seat trainer as part of a debt write-off package. The aircraft will be ferried to Slovakian airfields by December. The Slovakian air force took delivery of five ...
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MDC presses for AH-64D release for Malaysia bid
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is pressing the US State and Defense departments to release the AH-64D Apache for sale to Malaysia to meet the country's pending requirement for an attack helicopter. The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has already asked for a technical briefing and information on the helicopter ...
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First flight of NH90 nears
NH INDUSTRIES plans to fly the first prototype NH90 before the end of 1995. The aircraft is the first of five test helicopters in the four-nation programme for a miltary-utility helicopter. The PT1 was assembled in Marignane, in southern France. Source: Flight International
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BAe aims Gripen at Saudi Arabia
Douglas Barrie/LINKOPING SAUDI ARABIA HAS emerged as a key target of the British Aerospace/Saab joint venture marketing the JAS-39 Gripen fighter. BAe has briefed Saudi Arabia on an export derivative of the Gripen to meet its Northrop F-5 replacement programme. BAe has teamed ...
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Digital upgrade
AlliedSignal Aerospace is to replace analogue control-units in TFE731 turbofans with digital-electronic engine controls under its maintenance service plan, which covers about half the 6,000-plus TFE731s in service. Replacement units will be available to all TFE731s users in late 1996. The engine is widely used on business jets. ...
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Stowaway benefits
Bombardier Aviation Services is to sell and install Raisbeck Engineering's aft-fuselage stowage locker for the Learjet 30-series business jet at its network of Learjet service centres. The $75,000 locker increases cargo capacity and stability and reduces drag. Four Learjet 35/36 lockers have been installed and a Learjet 31/31A unit will ...
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Midway Beech 1900DS
Great Lakes Aviation subsidiary, Midway Connection, has taken delivery of two Raytheon Aircraft Beech 1900D regional airliners for use in a new code-sharing arrangement with Midway Airlines. The two aircraft will fly from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, to Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Source: Flight ...
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CF34 variant launched
The new, 3B1 variant of the General Electric CF34 turbofan, has been launched by Austrian operator, Tyrolean Airways. The Innsbruck-based carrier selected the engine to power four Canadair Regional Jets, the first of which will be delivered in December 1995. The -3B1 has a redesigned first-stage compressor blisk and more ...
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LAPA Takes First 757
Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA), the largest privately owned Argentinean airline, took delivery of a Boeing 757 on 28 September. Airline president Andy Deutsch says that LAPA may consider a second 757 when it reviews performance figures in around six months time. LAPA operates six Boeing 737s and two Saab ...
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Turbo JSOW launched
Texas Instruments has demonstrated successfully a free-flight version of a turbo-jet-powered variant of its Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). The 11min flight took place on 29 September. Source: Flight International
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FFV buys British
British Aerospace (Systems & Equipment) has won a contract from Sweden's FFV Aerotech to supply three SCR500 solid-state combined cockpit voice and flight-data recorders (CVR/DFDR) for installation on the Eurocopter Super Pumas of the Finnish Frontier Guard. Source: Flight International
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Composite productions
Dunlop Aviation has installed an autoclave which allows it to cure large one-piece composite mouldings up to 4 x 3.25m in size. The £350,000 ($540,000) device is being used in the manufacture of anti-icing assemblies for EH Industries EH101 helicopters for the Royal Navy. ...
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Slam wings
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace - Missile Systems Division has placed a contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the planar wings for the SLAM Expanded Response missile (SLAM-ER) with Midcast Engineering, a subsidiary of Wellman in the UK. Source: Flight International
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ATR supporter
DRS has signed a product-support agreement with TAC, the Belgian manufacturer of mechanical rods installed on ATR 42/72s. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA-based DRS becomes North and South American Product Support Center. Source: Flight International
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Offshore accquisition
US operator Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) and Bristow Helicopters of the UK have completed the acquisition of Dublin-based offshore-operator Irish Helicopters from the Aer Lingus Group for IR£4.9 million ($8 million). Bristow will own 51% of the company, while PHI will hold 49%. Source: Flight International