All General aviation articles – Page 609
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Derco record
Derco Aerospace attributes a year of record growth and sales surpassing $100 million to the expansion of its aircraft platform product lines and the formation of a new subsidiary, Derco Aircraft Sales and Leasing. The US-based company says the new subsidiary will focus on the commercial aviation sector. ...
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Volvo standing tall
Swedish auto giant Volvo is trumpeting its success in the aviation industry at Stand A320. Volvo Aero was hailed as "Éan outstanding example of quality development in Sweden" when it received the 1996 Swedish Quality Award. While Volvo accepts it is a small player against the ...
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Taxiway system gets the green light for airports
Daimler-Benz Aerospace is showing its new taxying guidance system at Dubai '97. It allows uninterrupted taxying which reduces fuel consumption, pollution, pilot workload and engine noise. The pilot is guided by green centreline lighting and instructions to 'follow the green'. The end of the assigned way is ...
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Leasing 'first step' toward regional air network in Mid-East
Karen Walker Leasing aircraft might be the way forward for Middle East countries that wish to take their first steps toward setting up regional airline services. That is the message from British Aerospace Asset Management. Alan Sitton, the organisation's head of European sales and marketing, sees enormous potential ...
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Clean swipe
Cee-Bee, the Aviation Products Division of McGean-Rohco (UK) Ltd, has announced the launch of the Super Bee 300LF, a concentrated cleaner designed for use on aircraft engines. The company has also introduced a non-ozone-depleting cleaner solvent for removing Dinitrol and other temporary coatings. Cee-Bee A951 ...
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Air camera zooms in with quality images
UltraMedia, the latest aerial camera system camera from Flir Systems Inc. (FSI) is on show here at Dubai '97. Designed to broadcast quality and with a zoom ratio of 72:1, the system has numerous applications. Used to film major sporting events, it is also attracting the ...
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Skyhawk finds new home in UAE
Following an epic ferry flight from Cessna's new factory at Independence in Kansas, USA, the C-172 Skyhawk on display at Dubai '97 has been sold to Sharjah's Sheikh Faisal bin Khalid Al Qassimi. A microlight pilot and aviation enthusiast, Sheikh Faisal intends to obtain his fixed-wing PPL on ...
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A Blueprint for safety
Months of meticulous planning are devoted to the stringent security arrangements surrounding the show. It's a mammoth task but one which has a clear goal ensuring that Dubai '97 passes safely and without incident. Visitors queuing at the entrance might heave a sigh at the inconvenience, but the ...
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High hopes for 328JET sales in Mid-East market
Fairchild Dornier's sales team comes to Dubai with the new 328JET in its armoury - one which it hopes will have a stronger chance of cracking the region's market-place. The original turboprop version of the aircraft has yet to chalk up a sale in the area. ...
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Con cordiality
To 'e' or not to 'e'-that is the question. Anglophiles patronising the attractive al fresco restaurant/ bar between Halls A and B might have noticed with amusement that it's called the Concord Terrace. The obvious aviation connection is there all right- but where's the missing 'e'? ...
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DC-Dubai in one hop sets another record
Karen Walker Contrary to what you might have read in the newspapers, US-Middle East relations took a big step forward this week. For the businessman who has urgent work in both regions, Gulfstream has good news. The Gulfstream V that is being displayed at the Dubai ...
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Support in Gulf for FAA safety initiative
Karen Walker Senior US Federal Aviation Administration officials are in Dubai this week hoping to garner interest from Gulf aviation officials in a major demonstration programme that aims to improve civil aviation safety and efficiency. Flight 2000 will be a joint FAA and US industry effort ...
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Just LOOk at this attention to detail
Alan Peaford When you are spending $35 million on the most beautiful business aircraft in the skies today, you want to be sure that the manufacturer has concentrated on every little detail- down to the smallest cabin on the aircraft. And on the Gulfstream V, making ...
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Loadmaster freighter starts to take shape
Alan Dron Metal is now being cut for the first components of the Ayres LM200 Loadmaster freighter, reports the company. It had been hoped to use Dubai '97 - the first time the company has attended the show - as the platform from which to announce ...
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Gippland is awarded GA200 certification
Australia's Gippsland Aeronautics has gained US Federal Aviation Regulations 23 type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for its GA200 two-seat agricultural aircraft, in the restricted category, for aerial agriculture and firefighting. George Morgan, Gippsland managing director, says that the company is developing a higher-gross-weight variant, to be ...
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S-92 Hoist
Lucas Aerospace is to supply the rescue hoist for Sikorsky's S-92 helicopter. The design will allow a rescue mission to continue (should the cable need to be cut) by retrieving the cable end from inside the hoist housing and attaching a quick-splice hook. Source: Flight International
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France reports decline in light aviation
French light aviation has continued to suffer a decline in activity, according to the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile's (DGAC) annual report on light aviation for 1996. They show a drop of 5.8% in the number of pilots licensed to fly powered aircraft of up to 2,700kg, along ...
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Beaver revival
British Columbia-based Advanced Wing Technologies (AWT) has unveiled a new wing for the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver which enables a 340kg payload increase and improves speed, range and short-take-off-and-landing performance. The new wing dramatically benefits the Beaver today, but it is the long-term potential which is causing as ...
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US deliveries jump
US general-aviation manufacturers shipped aircraft worth $3.19 billion in the first nine months of 1997, surpassing 1996's record year-end total of $3.12 billion. Aircraft deliveries were up by over 30%, compared with those for 1996, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Piston-aircraft deliveries rose by 47%, to 561 units, ...
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Temporary solutions
THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH Aerospace Companies (SBAC) recently launched an initiative to attract more young people into the aerospace industry, citing as one of the reasons for doing so a widespread concern that the industry could be facing skills shortages in the future. One of the most obvious manifestations of ...