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Allison is on track for 'Super R' certification
Allison Engine hopes to certificate an ambitious upgrade for its Model 250-C20R Series II turboshaft engine in the third quarter of 1998, says the Rolls-Royce owned company. Allison says that the "Super R" project will provide up to a 20% increase in power and is aimed at improving performance for ...
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European pressure group will battle for business aviation
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Four leading European general aviation associations have formed a pressure group to tackle the problem of airport access for business aircraft in Europe. Called the Business Aviation Fighting Force (BAFF), the organisation, which incorporates the European Business Aviation Association, the UK General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders ...
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Poland certificates Mielec's two seat Dromader
The Polish Civil Aviation Authority has granted type certification to the new two-seat version of the PZL-Mielec M18 Dromader agricultural and fire-fighting aircraft. The aircraft, designated the M18BS, first flew last November. Orders for two have already been received from local operator Aviation Agriculture Enterprise, which worked closely with ...
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SMA flies new diesel engine for first time
Societe de Motorisations Aéronautiques' (SMA) four-cylinder MR250 diesel engine has been flown for the first time. The engine was fitted to a Socata TB20 Trinidad. SMA is a joint venture between the French light aircraft maker Socata and engine developer Renault Sport. The 50min trial of the 135kW (180hp) ...
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Improved Katana is on the way
Graham Warwick/LONDON, ONTARIO Diamond Aircraft has begun production of a Teledyne Continental-powered version of its DA20 Katana two seater. The all-composite aircraft incorporates several improvements and can now accommodate an uprated version of the original Rotax 912 engine or the Continental, which is expected to increase the Katana's appeal ...
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AOPA withdraws
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration to withdraw airworthiness directives requiring wing changes on American Champion Scout and Aeronca/Bellanca/ Champion Champ-series light aircraft. The association believes that a visual inspection technique developed by the Citabria Owners Group eliminates the need for additional access ...
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Uprated 172 Skyhawk to bridge Cessna gap
Cessna plans to produce a more powerful variant of its four seat, single engined 172R Skyhawk. The Skyhawk SP is designed to bridge the gap between the 120kW (160shp) 172R and the 182 Skylane. It is believed that the aircraft will be powered by a 135kW Textron Lycoming IO-360 ...
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AOPA warns Europe's training schools on licencing rule change
David Learmount/LONDON Up to 40% of Europe's pilot training industry will be lost to foreign schools if pressure to amend European pilot licensing regulations goes ahead, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (UK) executive director Pamela Campbell has warned. Campbell was the only Joint Aviation Requirements for Flight Crew ...
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Dassault targets ASRAAMs for Rafale
Dassault Aviation is considering integrating the Matra BAe Dynamics Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) for export variants of the Rafale combat aircraft. Dassault says that the missile "is available as part of the weapons suite, depending on negotiations". The costs of integrating the missile "would probably have to ...
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Lancair puts back Columbia certification plans
Lancair has revised certification plans for the Columbia 300 piston single, in a bid to keep first deliveries on schedule for year end. The company received a provisional type certificate for the all-composite four seater in July last year, and had planned for full instrument flight-rules (IFR) certification in April. ...
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Trade links increase
Almost every week, it appears, a US airline announces a new service to Latin America. Almost every month, it seems, a new codeshare agreement is forged between carriers in North and South America. Every year, it is evident, traffic between the two regions continues to grow. Increasing trade is the ...
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Maiden flight of Ae 270 scheduled for mid-1999
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) and Czech partner Aero Vodochody will begin assembling the first prototype Ae 270 single turboprop utility aircraft by the middle of the year in readiness for a maiden flight in 1999. According to AIDC business manager Paul Yang, the Taichung-based manufacturer has already begun ...
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Final Lycoming AD limits inspections
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is claiming victory after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a revised airworthiness directive (AD) limiting the impact of crankshaft inspections on Textron Lycoming piston engines. AOPA says that "80% of Lycoming owners will not be affected" by the final rule - ...
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Rogerson displays ambitions
Rogerson Kratos is to supply cockpit flat panel displays for an upgraded version of the Bell 412 twin turbine medium helicopter. The company will provide an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) and integrated instrument display system (IIDS). Flight testing is due to begin by the end of the year. ...
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Raytheon Premier I enters final assembly
Raytheon Aircraft has mated the fuselage of the first Premier I business jet and is "on track" to meet its revised schedule to be rolled out in May, with a first flight in June. The first wing has already been joined and systems installation is under way. The forward and ...
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Raytheon backs Mexican share plan
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Raytheon Aircraft is backing efforts by its Mexican distributor, Aerolineas Ejecutivas, to establish a business jet fractional ownership programme in Mexico, using Beechjet 400As. The Mex Jet 2000 programme has yet to be launched, but Aerolineas is believed to be close to selling all the available ...
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FAA backs phased free flight
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC US government industry advisory body RTCA has "strongly endorsed" phased modernisation of the National Airspace System (NAS), and has recommended sites for the initial deployment of the air traffic management systems that will form most of the "Free Flight Phase 1" effort. The RTCA's Free ...
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Battling the giants
Closures, airport bans and hostile neighbours have hit general aviation hard in Europe Kate Sarsfield/London EUROPEAN Owners of general aviation (GA) aircraft not only have to face the opprobrium of hostile neighbours, including the occasional sniper, but they are rapidly being deprived of airfields. Barely a week goes by when ...
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Columbia bookins
Lancair has booked its 175th deposit for its new Columbia 300 - the 100th since the all-composite light aircraft was y unveiled inAugust 1997. Certification is due in April. Source: Flight International
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Reims halts plans for new Cessna singles
Lack of demand has prompted Reims Aviation to abandon plans to resume production of Cessna singles for the French market. The company says that it will continue its successful Cessna sales and distribution business, as well as manufacture of the 14-seat Cessna 406 Caravan II, but adds: "We do ...