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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 ...
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MDC to focus on Phantom Works
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is to consolidate its Government-aerospace research-and-development operations into a single organisation, Advanced Systems and Technology - Phantom Works, employing 3,000 people at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace in Missouri and California, and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems in Arizona. The workforce will be cut by about 10%. San ...
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Malaysia signs up for two C-130 tanker conversions
MALAYSIA HAS SIGNED A contract with Flight Refueling (FRL) and Lockheed Aeronautical Systems, to convert two C-130H transport aircraft, in to air-to-air refueling tankers. The conversions will be carried out locally, by Malaysian aircraft overhaul and maintenance company Airod. Lockheed Martin will provide an interface, with FRL supplying ...
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Flap asymmetry suspected in fatal Peregrine PJ-2 crash
FLAP ASYMMETRY, the suspected cause of the 4 August fatal crash, of the Peregrine PJ-2 two-seat jet-powered light aircraft, has occurred twice before on the Bede BD-10, on which the PJ-2 is based. Neither incident resulted in the loss of the aircraft. Minden, Nevada-based Peregrine Flight International ...
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BEA in the dock
The US Departments of Commerce and Justice are conducting an investigation into BE Aerospace's 1992 and 1993 sales of passenger seats for installation on aircraft owned by Iran Air. The company says that it applied for and received an export licence from the Department of Commerce, but understands that the ...
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TWA to lease more MD-80s
TRANS WORLD Airlines (TWA) is leasing three new McDonnell Douglas MD-83s from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services as part of its fleet-modernisation programme. TWA, which has one of the oldest fleets among US majors, will take delivery direct from the manufacturer, starting this month. The MD-83s will be the ...
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F-18 CIT on trial
Flight tests of the Hazeltine APX-111 CIT combined interrogator transponder (CIT) are being undertaken on a McDonnell Douglas F-18 at the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center, in California. Source: Flight International
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CFM56 sets record
A CFM International CFM56-3 engine in service on a USAir Boeing 737 has set a new record for time-on-wing for a refurbished engine. The engine has logged 19,928h (11,988 cycles) since undergoing performance restoration in August 1989 at General Electric Engine Service's site at Strother Field, Kansas. Source: ...