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Fire-proof seals for EMB-145
A SPECIAL fire-proof radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding seal to help protect the engine nacelles of the new Embraer EMB-145 regional jet against lightning strikes has been developed by Dunlop Precision Rubber of Shepshed, UK. The seal is a "J-section" design and fits around the cowl doors. The ...
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Pentagon threat puts Heliwing UAV on hold
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US DEPARTMENT of Defense moves to kill the Boeing Heliwing project have led to plans for a second unmanned-air- vehicle (UAV) demonstrator being at least put on hold by the manufacturer. Boeing had decided to build a second demonstrator, but says that its ...
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General Electric
The first General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 resumed certification flight-testing on 20 July, following rectification of a fan problem discovered during ground-based bird-strike tests earlier this year. New fan-platform spacers have been fitted to existing test and production engines, following validation tests in early July. Compressor surge problems, ...
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Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines, the first to be certificated at 400kN, will power the Boeing 777-300s recently ordered by Cathay Pacific Airways and Thai Airways International. R-R has defined a thrust level of 423kN for the initial -300 A-market stretch, saying that this can be achieved with adjustments to the ...
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A clash of cultures
French ire and English sang froid characterise the European- defence debate after the UK chose a US helicopter. Douglas Barrie/LONDON JACQUES CHIRAC, the French President, "deplores" the UK's choice of the Westland/McDonnell Douglas WAH-64D Apache Longbow as its next attack helicopter, while his head of ...
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Renaissance transport
Is the choice of military transport now between, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules or the Future Large Aircraft? Or can a fleet of small transports, integrated with larger ones, provide an alternative approach? Harry Hopkins/NAPLES THE ALENIA G222 is among the few 5-10t-payload loading-ramp-equipped transports, which are still ...
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Hughes reveals Tier II Plus suite
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES DETAILS OF THE reconnaissance suite, on the US Department of Defense's, Tier II Plus high altitude endurance unmanned air vehicle, (UAV) have been revealed by Hughes Aircraft. The UAV, which is being developed by a Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical-led team for the Advanced Research ...
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Sights on expansion
Israeli company EL-OP is one manufacturer content to remain in the defence market. Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV WHEN THE FIRST photographs from the Offeq 3, Israel's intelligence satellite, were transmitted to the ground in April, the experts were more than surprised. The small, lightweight, satellite offers only a limited ...
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US Congress backs Comanche
THE US CONGRESS favours increased funding for the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche helicopter, with the House National Security Committee (NSC) boosting the fiscal year 1996 Comanche budget by $100 million, and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) adding $174 million to the Pentagon request. The US Army wants ...
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F-22 derivatives study under way
LOCKHEED MARTIN AND BOEING have begun studying derivatives of the F-22 air-superiority fighter under a 24-month, $9.5 million, US Air Force contract (Flight International, 15-21 March). Missions under study are strategic attack/interdiction; lethal and non-lethal suppression of enemy air-defences; reconnaissance; and surveillance. The study is in two phases. The first, ...
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Bidders line up vertrep deal
KAMAN AEROSPACE, Sikorsky Aircraft and a McDonnell Douglas/Westland team are among those bidding for the US Navy's two-month demonstration of commercially operated helicopters for vertical replenishment (vertrep) of naval vessels. A request for proposals (RFP) was issued by the US Military Sealift Command in May. The USN is ...
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Long hot summer
The McDonnell Douglas C-17 is facing its toughest test so far. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES It is make-or-break time for the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) C-17. The future of the military transport, and that of the US Air Force's global heavy-lift capability, hinges on the outcome of two ...
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Steering towards union
Manfred Bischoff, DASA's new chief, is likely to have his reputation for pragmatic management tested this year. Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH With Jurgen Schrempp moving over to take the helm of industrial giant Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart, the leadership of Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) has now passed to former finance ...
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Nigeria heads orders for secondhand Dornier 228s
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has signed three separate contracts for the delivery of Dornier 228 twin-turboprops in civil and maritime-patrol roles. Thirteen used 228s in the 19-seat transport configuration are to be delivered to Aeronautical Industrial Engineering and Project Management in Kaduna, Nigeria. The sale brings the number of ...
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US information system tested
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE FIRST ELEMENT of a new real-time information system for US Navy and Air Force combat aircrews will be test flown in July on a McDonnell Douglas F-15E from Nellis AFB, Nevada. The first test flights of the entire airborne tactical-information-management system (ATIMS) will ...
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A340 ruled out of JSTARS
NORTHROP GRUMMAN and the main Airbus Industrie partners have ruled out the Airbus A340-200 as the basis for a NATO Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) in favour of the Boeing 707. The US company says, that a study team including British Aerospace, Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) ...
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Bell Boeing targets Osprey price cuts
BELL BOEING HAS REMOVED more than 900kg of empty weight from the V-22 tilt-rotor transport, compared to the prototype, which had its first public appearance at Paris. The first of four production-representative aircraft, scheduled to fly in December 1996, is projected to be 160kg under its weight target, the team ...
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DarkStar comes into the light
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED MARTIN and Boeing have unveiled their DarkStar low-observable unmanned air vehicle (UAV) contender for the US Department of Defense's Tier III Minus programme. The slim-line plan-form is optimised for a low radar-cross-section while providing aerodynamic efficiency. The 21m-span UAV is designed ...
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Bedek wins contract to convert Tu-154s to VIP configuration
THE BEDEK DIVISION of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to convert Tupolev Tu-154M passenger aircraft into VIP configuration. Avia Star, the Russian manufacturer of the Tu-154M, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Israeli Company. The first Tu-154M will be flown to Israel ...
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XV-15 returns to Paris air show
Bell Helicopter Textron's XV-15 tilt-rotor technology demonstrator is making its second appearance at the Paris air show, alongside the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, which it preceded. The XV-15 had its Paris debut in 1981. The V-22 is being flown for the first time at an international aerospace show. The Bell-Boeing ...