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1989
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OPERATIONS: AIR TRANSPORT Norway crash Convair had been rebuilt while serving with Honduran airline SAHSA The Convair CV-580 which crashed in Norway's worst air accident had been extensively rebuilt following an accident in Central America in 1978. As investigators began recover ing the wreckage of the 36-year- old aircraft from the Skaggerak, about 19km north of Hirtshals, Denmark, it emerged the Convair had been severely damaged in Honduras while being operated by Honduran airline SAHSA. The landing accident on July 3, 1978, at La Ceiba is under stood to have resulted in a collapsed nosewheel, forward fuselage damage, destroyed pro pellers, and propeller-blade damage to the fuselage. The aircraft, a converted CV-340, was repaired in the USA, where it was operated as N9012G before going to Canada as C-GKFT, and finally to Partnair as LN-PAA in May 1986. The Loral Defence Systems-Akron GZ-22 airship has received US Federal Aviation Administration certification and been delivered to its operator, the Goodyear Tyre Company. The airship, Spirit of Akron, will be used for advertising and as a TV camera platform to cover sports events. The aircraft, which is 205-5ft long, 62 • 2ft high, and 47ft in diameter, is the largest airship in service, says Akron. The 247,000ft3 rubber-coated polyester envelope has an exter- The Convair survived a 1970s crash On the day of the Norwegian crash, it left Oslo Fornebu at about 16.00 on September 8 for Hamburg with a full load of employees of the Wilhelmsen shipping line, who had drawn lots for the trip. nal night sign with 8,064 bulbs. The fly-by-wire (FBW) airship is powered by two vectoring 420 s.h.p. Allison 250-B17C turbo- shafts driving ducted propellers. The X-tail was adopted to pro vide better ground clearance on take-off. The nine-passenger cabin makes extensive use of composite materials, and has electronic flight instrument displays. The GZ-22 has a cruising speed of 40kt and a maximum speed of 65kt. • It was reportedly flying at cruising altitude before it crashed into the sea without an emergency call. All 55 people on board died. The Convair was tracked by a NATO AWACS flying at 10,000m during its flight. Without offering any further explanation, NATO says that the aircraft "acted very Varig pilots may Captain Cesar Garcez, the pilot in command of the Varig Boeing 737-200 that force- landed in the Amazon rain forest on September 3, could be prose cuted for manslaughter. The case is under review by the Sao Paulo Public Prosecutor's office. The 737 copilot, First Officer Nilson Zille, is also likely to face criminal charges. Thirteen passengers died when the Boeing came down after the fuel was exhausted when the crew became lost over the Amazon basin at night. The Prosecutor, Ricardo Nahat, says-he is con- abnormally during its last lmin 53 seconds". Danish accident investigators say that they have received information on the crash from two separate radar stations. As Flight went to press, the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered and the flight recorder located but not retrieved. • face charges vinced that a case of man slaughter can be brought, "as all the aircraft's instruments were working properly". The 737 was operating service RG254 from Maraba to Belem on the north coast. It is alleged that Garcez and Zille asked air traffic for a frequency on which they could listen to a football match being played between Brazil and Chile. Speculation centres on their subsequent distraction by the football match which led them to mis-set the heading. The crew of six as well as 4.1 pas sengers survived the accident. • ORDER ITALIAN DASH 8s Italian regional airline Air Dolo- miti has ordered three 37-seat Boeing Canada Dash 8 Series 100s. They will enter service in 1990, initially on domestic services, but later on new international routes to southern France and West Germany. BOOK ALASKAN MD-80S Alaska Airlines has ordered six 135-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-80s, worth $180 million, to be delivered between Octo ber 1993 and March 1995. By then, Alaska's MD-80 fleet will total 40: 20 are now in service, 19 on order, and one on lease. Goodyear airship becomes spy in the sky FAA certificates FBW airship 16 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 23 September 1989
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