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Hair in space
Aero-Astro will build the Encounter 2001 interplanetary ultra-light microsatellite, to be launched on an Ariane 5, carrying human hair from millions of paying customers. The project has been launched by Celestic. Source: Flight International
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Icy crater
Close-up radar images of the lunar south and north poles by NASA's tracking network antenna indicate that deep craters that do not receive direct sunlight may hold ice deposits. NASA's Lunar Prospector could release up to 18kg of water vapour from the craters when it makes its scheduled controlled crash ...
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VisionAire unveils Vantage improvements
VisionAire has published the design review of its VA-10 Vantage single-engined business jet. It commissioned the review early this year to address concerns over the aircraft's handling and weight which arose during the 300h flight test programme on its proof of concept airframe. "As a result of our efforts ...
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Russia develops new family of boosters
Russia's Khrunichev State Space Research and Production Centre has introduced a family of launchers which could compete in the commercial market by 2001. The largest of the five proposed Angara launchers has a maximum performance to low earth orbit of 28t and can place 7,600kg (16,520lb) into geostationary transfer ...
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New A340 faces weight problem
Guy Norris and Andrew Doyle/PARIS Airbus Industrie is battling to overcome weight problems threatening a payload/ range shortfall on its A340-500 and -600 models with a weight-reduction programme and the possible introduction of higher operating weights and uprated engines. Separately, Pratt & Whitney is expected to decide by ...
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BAe eyes new way to Airbus SEC
British Aerospace says it is prepared to put its share of Airbus Industrie up for an immediate merger with France's Aerospatiale Matra or DaimlerChrysler (Dasa)/CASA following the announcement of the intended merger between the German and Spanish companies. BAe executive director Mike Turner welcomed the deal between the two ...
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New deal launches GE's CF34 variant
General Electric has given the go-ahead for the CF34-10, an 18,000lb-thrust (80kN) version of its CF34 regional jet engine, following its selection by Embraer for the ERJ-190. The engine, a derivative of the -8E version selected for the ERJ-170, will also be produced to power Fairchild's 928JET. The ...
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Egypt to change trainers
Paul Lewis/PARIS The Egyptian air force is planning a complete overhaul of its flight training fleet, starting with the purchase of 95 new basic trainers to be followed by a replacement for its Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet advanced jet trainer. An industry-wide request for proposals (RFP) for the basic ...
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Relieved Sukhoi crash pilots blame missing two minutes
Exchanges of blame flew after a Sukhoi Su-30MK crashed during its display on the opening day of the show - exactly 10 years after a MiG-29 crashed at Paris. As with the 1989 accident, the crew ejected unharmed. Sukhoi was quick to exonerate the aircraft, and the crew controversially ...
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ATR previews customs aircraft
ATR displayed the first of five ATR42MPs destined for the Italian customs service. Heavily modified for maritime surveillance by Alenia Difesa, the defence arm of ATR's Italian partner, the aircraft has an underfuselage radar, a television and infrared sensor in a turret within the starboard undercarriage fairing and two mission ...
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747X Stretch plans are revived
Boeing's 747-400X Stretch plan has been boosted by signs of new interest from Asian airlines, and the company's decision to offer a more capable 777-300X. Speaking of renewed enthusiasm in the stretch proposal, director product marketing Joe Ozimek says: "Interest is coming back from Asian carriers, which are resuming ...
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Battle to power A318 intensifies
CFM International's bid to power the A318 is expected to be decided shortly, says president Gerard Laviec. The engine maker has offered the CFM56-5A or -5B to Air France as an alternative to the incumbent Pratt & Whitney PW6000, but talks with Airbus Industrie have stalled over financial arrangements ...
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Paris unity
Paris 99 might be remembered for the last-ditch efforts by Europe's aerospace and defence industry to find a clear path towards industrial consolidation in the face of ever-burgeoning US super-companies, but the last Paris air show of the century should also be a reminder of Europe's technological prowess. The four-nation ...
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Creditors reject KAI business plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/PARIS Creditors of the three South Korean aerospace companies planning to merge into a single operation this year have rejected a second business plan. According to Lim In-Taik, president of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) - the entity being formed by Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai ...
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777X firms up as engine choice hangs in balance
General Electric has offered Boeing substantial financing to assist in the development of the 777-200X and 777-300X in exchange for an exclusive position to power the aircraft with a development of its GE90. The US engine builder, offering the GE90-11XB, is believed to have made the offer as part ...
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Lease deals swell A320 family
Airbus has secured deals for its A320 family from major leasing companies in Europe and the Far East. Together the two orders will see the airframe builder's orderbook swell by around $2.5 billion. Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has ordered 23 A320 family aircraft in a deal worth over ...
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Bell/Agusta aims to build military AB139
Bell/Agusta Aerospace plans to build a prototype military variant of the AB139 medium twin helicopter after its civil certification in late 2002. Executive marketing director Antonio Giovannini says the company envisages the helicopter being used in the military fire support, troop transport and command and control roles, as well ...
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Dasa weighs up Aerostar stake
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) is in partnership talks with Romania's Aerostar and is considering taking an equity stake in the aircraft upgrade specialist, which is to be privatised. In a separate move, Aerostar and Thomson-CSF Communications have announced the formation of a Romania-based joint venture to manufacture and supply identification ...
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Germany, Russia and Ukraine get ready to sign An-70 co-operation
A formal partnership agreement between the German, Russian and Ukrainian aerospace companies pushing the Antonov An-70 as a platform for a future European medium transport aircraft is expected to be signed this month. The deal would clear the way for an An-70 sales and marketing joint venture to be ...
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Boeing aims extended range 737 at transatlantic business traffic
Boeing is firming up plans for an extended range 737-700ERX that would carry a typical load of around 60 business class passengers on "thin market" routes up to 7,400km (4,000nm) in length. "This aircraft is 'offerable' and the development time to do that is less than two years," says ...