Helicopters – Page 484
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Eight make promises for long-range 737 business jet
BOEING HAS secured eight customer commitments for the new long-range business-jet version of the 737, being developed jointly with General Electric. All but one of the aircraft are destined for individual and corporate operators in North America, says Boeing. The first 737 business jet is scheduled for delivery ...
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US fighter hopefuls see role for BAe
British Aerospace looks likely to take part in the new US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme whoever wins this plum contract, says Boeing's defence and space chief Jerry King. Speaking at Farnborough, King was full of praise for the role BAe could play in the next generation of US ...
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BAe Nimrod 200 looks to set new MPA benchmark
A new battle lies ahead for British Aerospace's (BAe) Nimrod 2000 to win up to $13 billion in exports, with a top secret US Air Force sensor platform being seen as an early prospect. BAe won a $3 billion contract in the summer to rebuild the Royal Air Force's ...
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NATO re-engineing contract on cards
A re-engining programme for as many as 42 converted Boeing 707s might be available to either CFM International or BMW Rolls-Royce if NATO goes ahead with a purchase of Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS aircraft. Northrop Grumman, which is offering its JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) to NATO, ...
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Canada set to welcome Nato flying trainees
Brig Gen Clark Little of the Canadian Forces Air Command reckons that a go-ahead decision on the proposed Nato Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme is a mere 60 days away. A joint project between the Canadian Forces, Bombardier, British Aerospace and Embraer, NFTC plans to put the abundant ...
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Northrop offers JSTARS for UK, Nato roles
Important Nato military and political decision-makers are to visit Northrop Grumman's E-8 JSTARS aircraft at Farnborough this week as the battle to provide Britain and Nato with an airborne ground surveillance capability reaches a crucial phase. The company's JSTARS aircraft dominates the western end of the Farnborough static park ...
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Premium performance
McDonnell Douglas boss Harry Stonecipher wants to expand the company, but without altering the formula which has made it a profitable defence contractor. Graham Warwick/ST LOUIS THE PRICE is not yet right for McDonnell Douglas (MDC) president Harry Stonecipher. While MDC has yet to participate in the consolidation frenzy which ...
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British eye role in US fighter project
The countdown has started for British participation in the multi-billion-dollar US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project, with just over two months to go before the Pentagon chooses the two contenders to develop a demonstrator aircraft. BAe has pinned its colours to the McDonnell Douglas/Northrop Grumman bid and hopes to ...
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Derco double
Derco Aerospace has announced double distribution deals at the Show. Michelin Aircraft Tire has appointed the company as a distributor of all its US-manufactured bias-ply military aircraft tyres, after Derco's success in marketing the C-130, F-16, F-5, F-4, Boeing 707 and P-3 aircraft tyres. In another announcement PTI ...
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European debut for Embraer duo
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer is using Farnborough for the European debuts of two of its newest aircraft - the EMB-145 regional jet and the EMB-312H Super Tucano military trainer. Customers in nine countries have placed 54 firm orders and 179 options for the 50-seat EMB-145, now completing flight ...
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US still tops defence market says survey
Reports that the Russians have overtaken the Americans for top position in the world defence market are flawed, a top British Government analyst says at Farnborough ‘96. A US Congressional Research Service survey released just prior to Farnborough ‘96 claims that the Russians had leapt to pole position ...
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Fighting talk on JSF project by Lockheed Martin
Describing itself as a "Fighter Enterprise", Lockheed Martin is sporting an aggressive stance at Farnborough and touting a wide array of military aircraft products. A priority at the show, the company says, is the marketing of its concept for the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. The three ...
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Good track record
The HeliStar programme, which operated during the Atlanta Olympic Games, proved to be more than an interesting experiment. Karen Walker/ATLANTA THE OLYMPIC FLAME has been extinguished in Atlanta, Georgia but among the many legacies, which the host of the centennial Games will have is that of having ...
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Developing power
New military engines, as well as old, will be under discussion at the Farnborough air show this year. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Andrew Doyle/LONDON IF THEY CAN MAKE themselves heard above the roar of the performing combat aircraft, visitors to this year's Farnborough air show will ...
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RAF rules out mini-B2 but looks at stealth EF2000
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE UK MINISTRY of Defence (MoD) is expected to give the go-ahead in September for the feasibility study for the Royal Air Force's future offensive aircraft (FOA). A "mini-B2" design has been ruled out, but a stealthy development of the Eurofighter EF2000 will ...
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767 AWACS makes first flight
THE FIRST BOEING 767 AIRBORNE Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft had its maiden flight on 9 August, with a 2h 55min sortie from Everett, Washington. The flight marks the start of a seven-month test programme, before the installation of the aircraft's prime mission equipment (Flight International, 14-20 August, P4). ...
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RAAF prepares AEW shortlist
AUSTRALIA PLANS to release a shortlist of contenders for its airborne early-warning-and-control (AEW&C) re- quirement by the middle of September. Subject to Government approval, a request for tenders is expected to be issued at the same time, with the winner to be announced in late 1997. The Royal ...
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Transfield/Lockheed Martin team for Pacific Rim market
LOCKHEED MARTIN and Transfield Defence Systems are working to establish a joint-venture company to compete for defence and civil contracts in Australia and South-East Asia. A memorandum of understanding, has already been signed, by Lockheed's Ocean, Radar and Sensor division and Transfield Australia's second largest defence contractor. ...
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Racal-Thorn concludes Chinese surveillance-radar negotiations
RACAL-THORN Defence is to sell up to eight surveillance radars to China, in a deal worth around £40 million ($62 million). The radars are variants of the Searchwater, which is used in maritime surveillance and airborne early-warning applications by the UK armed forces. Negotiations over the sale have ...
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AWACS 767 begins flight testing
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE FIRST BOEING 767 airborne warning and control-system (AWACS) aircraft was expected to begin a seven-month flight-test programme with a sortie from Everett, Washington, on 9 August. The 767-27C, which is a modified extended-range -200ER, is the first of four destined for ...