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Flight International 30 August...
Flight International 30 August - 5 September 1995 Source: Flight International
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A growing hazard
A new report on space debris says that it is a growing hazard, which needs urgent attention. Tim Furniss/LONDON A NASA-FUNDED report by the National Research Council (NRC) says that the hazard to spacecraft posed by artificial debris in orbit, although still low, is growing ...
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K-MAX selected for US Navy demo
KAMAN AEROSPACE WILL demonstrate the K-MAX commercial external-lift helicopter's ability to resupply US Navy warships under a $690,000 contract awarded by the Military Sealift Command. The 60-day demonstration, to be conducted from 29 August until 27 October, will test the feasibility of using commercially operated helicopters for vertical replenishment ("vertrep") ...
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Nuts over Lida
Brazil's Lider Taxi Aero has been appointed Raytheon Aircraft's first consolidated Beech and Hawker service centre. Lider's Sao Paulo centre will service all Beech and Hawker aircraft while its Belo Horizonte centre will service the Beech King Air family. Source: Flight International
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New uses planned for F-22 CIP
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES HUGHES AIRCRAFT, Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force are studying new applications for the common integrated processor (CIP), developed for the F-22 fighter. These include proposed variants of the F-22, several upgrade programmes and the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) aircraft project. ...
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DoD re-assures helicopter makers
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has concluded that there is sufficient business to ensure a future for the four main US military helicopter manufacturers, although industry consolidation remains a possibility. The Pentagon recognises the problems of declining US military procurement, over-capacity and strong foreign competition, but argues ...
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Air Engiadina orders extra Dornier 328
SWISS REGIONAL CARRIER AIR ENGIADINA has ordered a fourth Dornier 328 turboprop and taken an option on a fifth aircraft. The aircraft is to be delivered in the next few weeks, adding to the airline's fleet of three 328s. Air Engiadina was the launch customer for the type in October ...
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Shannon
Wolfgang Gohde has been appointed chief executive of Shannon Aerospace of Ireland. He replaces Dr Herbert Groeger, who has completed his five-year secondment to Shannon and returns to German national carrier Lufthansa. Gohde, who is also seconded from Lufthansa, was formerly senior advisor to the Lufthansa Technik chairman. ...
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The Emperor's new clothes
Are future combat aircraft being priced out of the market? Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE NEXT GENERATION OF combat aircraft is now in the process of being developed, but the costs of such projects are becoming so astronomical that the limited numbers procured will leave their operating air forces effectively ...
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Combat testing
AlliedSignal Aerospace and Amherst Systems are to develop a portable electronic-combat (EC) suite tester, with the initial aim of satisfying the US Air Force and Navy's requirement for a Joint Services Electronics Combat System Tester (JSECST). The JSECST will replace the Navy's USM-406C tester and provide the USAF with a ...
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AEA sheds light on aircraft structures
AEA TECHNOLOGY is studying the use of optical fibres for monitoring the condition of aircraft structures and detecting faults. The idea could lead to safety improvements and reductions in aircraft weight. The technology is being tested on carbonfibre composite panels representative of the wing of an aircraft. AEA, ...
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Still spritely
US manufacturer Kaman is offering its Seasprite helicopter for export. Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The end of the Cold War has had a severe impact on Western aerospace companies heavily reliant on defence contracts. One US helicopter manufacturer, Kaman Aerospace, has turned the situation to its advantage and begun ...
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Piper sings a new tune
Piper's emergence from Chapter II heralds a rebirth of general aviation. Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC PIPER AIRCRAFT'S recent emergence from Chapter 11 has coincided with a renaissance of the US general-aviation business brought about largely by a watering-down of product-liability legislation. Under the leadership ...
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Honeywell reveals 737 digital gyro
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES HONEYWELL HAS released details of its new digital-gyro ADIRS (air-data/inertial-reference system) which forms the core of the inertial packages selected for the Boeing 737-600/-700/-800 family. "The digital gyro is also base-lined in our VIA [versatile integrated avionics] 2000 package and is the central ...
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US dealer develops Wilga variant
TERRA-SCAN, a California-based PZL Wilga dealer, has developed a special-mission variant of the Polish-built 80-S version of the aircraft, which it is marketing as an alternative to helicopters for law-enforcement roles. Since May, Terra-Scan has been conducting flight trials with its demonstration aircraft, fitted with a Wescam gimbal-mounted ...
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Recovery in the air
The industry may now be over the worst, but the message of restructuring remains the same. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON NOBODY CAN have failed to notice the growing mood of optimism within the aerospace industry. The scent of recovery, it seems, is in the air. The optimism is ...
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European signs One-Eleven hushkit deal with Quiet Nacelle
Andrew Doyle/LONDON EUROPEAN AVIATION, parent of European Aviation Air Charter (EAAC), has signed an agreement with Quiet Nacelle for the hushkitting of the UK charter carrier's fleet of British Aerospace One-Eleven-500s. The deal marks the first available Stage 3 hushkit for the aircraft. The modification ...
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Transavia stays with Boeing
DUTCH CHARTER and scheduled airline Transavia has decided to remain an all-Boeing operator after deliberating between the Airbus A321 and the new-generation Boeing 737 for its fleet-expansion programme. In a $180 million deal, the airline has placed an order with Boeing for eight 737-800s, and taken an option ...
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Aviateca 737 crashes on volcano
DETAILS HAVE emerged of the crash on 9 August of an Aviateca Boeing 737-200 on a flight from Miami, Florida, to San Jose, Costa Rica. The US-registered aircraft, operated by Guatemala's national airline Aviateca, was preparing to land for a scheduled stopover at San Salvador's international airport, when ...
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Backfire EC variant identified
Douglas Barrie/LONDON A PREVIOUSLY unseen electronic-combat (EC) variant of the Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire medium-range bomber has been identified at the Russian air force's Ahktubinsk test centre. The aircraft differs from the Tu-22M3 in having a considerably modified fin root, with a large rounded dielectric cover. The ...