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Loral and USAF complete GPS software tests
LORAL AND THE US Air Force have completed testing of new ground-control software, called Operational Release 6.A, for global-positioning-system (GPS) satellites. Loral says that the software, delivered ahead of schedule and under cost, met 99.7% of requirements during functional qualification testing. The USAF will now use the software ...
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UK offers to share helicopter evaluation data with Malaysia
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HAS BEEN offered the results of the UK's attack-helicopter procurement evaluation in support of its own helicopter programme, which is strongly tipped for inclusion in Malaysia's next five-year plan, starting in 1996 (Flight International, 5-11 April, P19). Type evaluation is provisionally targeted ...
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Rolls-Royce Turbomeca
The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 turbo-shaft engine will power the 67 Westland/McDonnell Douglas WAH-64D Apache attack-helicopters ordered by the UK, opening up the possibility of the engine being considered for any upgrade of the US Army's fleet of Apaches. The engine has already been selected to power Europe's EH101 ...
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R-R and Snecma examine AMET blade technology
ROLLS-ROYCE AND Snecma are considering blade-in-ring technology as part of their collaborative Advanced Military Engine Technology (AMET) demonstrator project. Blade-in-ring, or Bling, technology uses titanium metal matrix materials, and offers a substantial weight saving over more conventional materials. As far as AMET is concerned, the two ...
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Williams-Rolls
An up-rated Williams-Rolls FJ44 turbofan will power Raytheon Aircraft's new light business-jet, designated the PD 374. The FJ44-2 selected is rated at 10kN (2,300lb) thrust and has a higher bypass-ratio, a larger-diameter fan and two additional intermediate-compressor stages, compared with the 8.5kN FJ44-1A used in Cessna's CitationJet. Certification ...
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DTI to fund civil avionics group
THE UK DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) is backing a new initiative aimed at raising the profile of the UK's civil-avionics industry through the establishment of a Civil Avionics Support Group (CASG). The DTI has agreed to fund the proposal. Launched by UK research group ERA Technology, ...
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Comanche rotor begins whirl testing
Whirl testing has begun on the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter's bearingless main rotor (BMR) system at Sikorsky's 7,450kW (10,000hp) main-rotor whirl stand in Stratford, Connecticut. The tests will evaluate rotor performance, durability and aeromechanical stability, according to the Boeing Sikorsky Comanche Team. The BMR will also undergo a 100h endurance run ...
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Liming Engine Manufacturing
Liming's WP6A turbojet was developed to power the NAMC Q-5I attack aircraft. The company later developed the WP6B turbojet, although this is understood to be no longer in production. Source: Flight International
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Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works
Changzhou Lan Xiang Machinery Works, also known as Jiangxi Helicopter Engine Factory, manufactures the WZ6 turbo-shaft engine. The WZ6 is derived from Turbomeca's Turmo IIIC and is rated at 1,145kW. Source: Flight International
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CSC wins FAA software work
COMPUTER SCIENCES (CSC) has won a $207 million US Federal Aviation Administration contract to produce, install and support operational software for the agency's new air-traffic-control (ATC) automation systems. George Donohue, head of research and acquisition for the FAA says: "The contract enables us to begin moving key [ATC] ...
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Airbus decides on CADDS, not CATIA
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has selected Computervision's CADDS over the IBM/Dassault CATIA as the consortium's future computer-aided-design system. The move to a common electronic product-definition (EPD) system will turn Airbus into a "virtual company", and improve its ability to compete with Boeing, which used CATIA for EPD ...
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Flight Visions sees HUD for GIV approved
FLIGHT VISIONS' FV-2000 low-cost head-up display (HUD) has been certificated on the Gulfstream IV. The overhead-mounted HUD was installed and certificated by Lincoln, Nebraska-based Duncan Aviation on a DuPont owned GIV. The $65,000 FV-2000 has also been certificated on the Cessna Citation II, in a glare-shield-mounted configuration. The ...
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Flightsafety Solution
The Bombardier/AMR Combs joint venture, Busiess JetSolutions, has signed a long-term contract with FlightSafety International for pilot training. The company expects to employ more than 200 pilots for its Flexjet Challenger/Learjet business-jet fractional-ownership programme. Source: Flight International
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US school qualifies pilot for UK flying certificate
A US TRAINING school is claiming a first after a student passed the flight test, in the USA, for an UK Civil Aviation Authority professional licence. Long Beach, California based Everything Flyable says, that the flight test on 14 July was the first for a CAA licence to be conducted ...
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USAfrica relaunch tied to Continental deal
USAFRICA AIRWAYS believes that its recently concluded marketing alliance with Continental Airlines will give financial institutions the incentive to lend USAfrica the cash needed to restructure and resume services. The new US airline, which had offered direct flights between Washington's Dulles International Airport and South Africa, shut down ...
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ILFC orders 54 more 737s
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL LEASE Finance (ILFC) has ordered 54 Boeing 737-600/-700/-800s for delivery between November 1997 and late 2004. The manufacturer, which now holds orders for 208 next-generation 737s, has valued the ILFC deal at about $2.25 billion. CFM56-7 turbofans to power the ILFC aircraft are ...
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Air New Zealand 747 pilots ruled 'unqualified'
ABOUT 50 AIR New Zealand Boeing 747-200 pilots have been ruled technically unqualified, and the airline has been given ten days to retrain about 50 pilots representing about half the carrier's 747-200 technical crew. An audit conducted by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority has found that 747-200 ...
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ANZ will fight on for Ansett despite rejection
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS AIR NEW ZEALAND (ANZ) remains adamant that it will press ahead with attempts to buy a stake in Ansett Australia, despite an apparent outright rejection of its latest offer. ANZ initially proposed to take over the 50% stake held by News Corporation, which ...
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Robin expands with new four-seater
Julian Moxon/DIJON AVIONS PIERRE ROBIN is working on a new high-performance four-seat light aircraft which will, it says, "...complete the range of aircraft we offer, and meet the demand for a new type in this category". A prototype now under construction at the company's factory ...