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UK's Blue Streak testing ground to see Storm rocket firing
On Monday 13 November UK launcher developer Starchaser is to fire its 15,393lb (68.5kN) thrust Storm engine at RAF Spadeadam in northern England.
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Enthusiasm over orders for Chinese indigenous aircraft and new aircraft unveilings fuel Air Show China excitement
There was excitement over orders for the indigenous MA60 and ARJ21 aircraft, and the prediction of a bright future for China's helicopter industry. China unveiled the L-15 advanced trainer, but there was no sign of its J-10 fighter. US and European military hardware was absent due to arms embargoes, but ...
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Why Boeing's HH-47 Chinook won the CSAR-X competition
Flight Americas Editor Graham Warwick discusses why the venerable Chinook won yet another contest and what it means for future US military helicopter requirements
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European Cockpit Association provides links for isolated pilots as Ryanair follows Easyjet with trans-national quasi-union scheme
Pilots at airlines like Ryanair with bases all over Europe are being offered a system for liaising with their company centrally - no matter in which state or jurisdiction they are domiciled - the European Cockpit Association (ECA) announced at its General Assembly late last week.
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Cessna reveals more details of Next Generation Piston NGP, but says composites not assured for all future models
Cessna revealed more details of plans for its Next Generation Piston (NGP) family at the US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Expo 2006 in Palm Springs,
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Boeing HH-47 Chinook wins USAF CSAR-X combat search and rescue helicopter contest
Upgraded Chinook beats Sikorsky HH-92 and Lockheed Martin US101
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New-build diesel Cessna 172 Skyhawks to go on sale after deal with US piston distributor Van Bortel
New-build Cessna 172 Skyhawks are now available with diesel engines thanks to an agreement between Germany’s Thielert Aircraft Engines and US firm Van Bortel Aircraft, the world’s largest reseller of Cessna piston singles.
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Pictures: Aurora GoldenEye 80 vertical take-off UAV begins flight test, achieves hover
Aurora Flight Sciences has begun flight testing its GoldenEye 80 vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, developed under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Organic Air vehicle (OAV-II) programme.
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US FAA details accounting problem and missed fatal accident rate target in otherwise glowing annual review
A day after the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) was criticised by UK lawmakers for poor management, its US counterpart, the Federal Aviation Administration has revealed an eight-year accounting issue in an otherwise favourable annual review. The review also highlighted a failure to meet the aviation accident fatality reduction target, ...
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Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team could take former Swiss BAE Hawks to replace Tutors in unsolicited bid from Venga
US engineering services firm Arinc has completed an inspection of Switzerland’s retired BAE Systems Hawk jet trainers in support of a proposal to lease the aircraft to the Canadian Forces to replace ageing Canadair CT-114 Tutors flown by the Snowbirds display team.