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Gulfstream first
The first operator to achieve 1,000 flight hours in an ultra-long-range Gulfstream V business jet has been honoured here at Paris. Peter Fried, owner of GV Executive Charter, a Swiss-based transport provider, received the award from Gulfstream. "As the Gulfstream V begins its third year of customer service, ...
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Lighting the way
Aerospace researchers in Canada have developed a ground-breaking approach to non-destructive inspection (NDI). The Edge of Light enhanced optical technique works by converting changes in surface slope into light intensity variation in an image. Debuting at the Paris air show this year, it can be found at the ...
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Synthetic vision
Rockwell Collins is to lead a team formed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop synthetic vision technology. The synthetic vision information system (SVIS) provides cockpit displays to give flight crews clear views of their surroundings in bad weather and darkness. The award will fund advancement ...
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Building for the future
Lockheed Martin is building its future business on a foundation made from partnership deals with the best companies throughout the world, says Aeronautics sector president Micky Blackwell. At a press briefing here yesterday, he also gave an update briefing on the company's current programmes, the key points of which ...
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Getting head-ups
Flight Visions of the USA, the aircraft cockpit display specialist, is to team up with UK-based Pilkington Optronics to offer an advanced head-up display (HUD) for the planned upgrade of US Air Force C-130s. The US company has also announced this week that it is teaming up with BVR ...
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Indian deal
India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), part of the country's ministry of defence, has selected French company Snecma Control Systems to develop and produce a prototype range of hydro-mechanical equipment for the new 22,000lb thrust Kaveri engine. Designed for the Indian-built LCA single-engine combat aircraft, the Kaveri will feature ...
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Joins hands
The old Chinese saying says that a 1,000-mile journey begins with a single step, and China's Shenyang Liming Engine company took that step yesterday with the hope of becoming a long-term supplier of components to BMW Rolls-Royce. Yan Tiannan, vice-president of China National Aero Technology International (CATIC), which oversees ...
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30-year deal
Gulfstream Aerospace has signed a 30-year training agreement with FlightSafety International. The contract will cover all aspects of pilot and maintenance technician training for operators of Gulfstream aircraft. Based at New York's LaGuardia Airport, FlightSafety has provided Gulfstream training for more than 30 years. Source: Flight Daily ...
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Sensor fusion
Advanced man-machine interface techniques such as combined HMD and voice control promise to ease the pilot's workload Substantially more effort has been expended in the development of the Typhoon's "man-machine interface" than Eurofighter had originally estimated. But the result is a cockpit that is highly automated and easy to use. ...
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Taking control
European collaborative programmes too often resemble public works projects, more suited to creating jobs than delivering products. The Eurofighter Typhoon programme stands poised to break that mould. Less than a decade ago, the programme was "meandering", officials acknowledge. Today, a sense of purpose pervades the four-nation effort, generated by the ...
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Shared experience
Development has been a challenge, pushing sensor fusion and miniaturisation to the limits After a slow start, the Eurofighter development programme has hit high gear, accelerating from 500 flights to 1,000 in less than half the time it took to accumulate the first 500 missions. The pace is increasing as ...
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Customer care
To ensure fewer will go further, reliability, maintainability and testability have been given the same priority as performance, cost and safety Product support considerations have influenced the design of the Eurofighter Typhoon from the outset, as the consortium works to deliver on its promise of unprecedented reliability. Reliability has ...
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Global fighter
Encouraged by partner nations keen to export the aircraft, Eurofighter has embarked on worldwide marketing of the Typhoon With the resources of four companies and the backing of four countries behind it, and a competitive specification, the Typhoon has stronger export prospects than any previous collaboratively developed European combat aircraft. ...
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Concept confirmed
The highly agile, multirole Typhoon has been judged the best answer to the unpredictable threats now faced by the Eurofighter partner nations Although work on a follow-on to the Panavia Tornado began more than two decades ago, today's Eurofighter programme is considered to be little more than five years ...
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Coming together
The extreme weight constraint established by the Turin Agreement was among factors that drove trade-off studies leading up to the Eurofighter configuration freeze Had history turned out a little differently, then consolidation of Europe's fighter manufacturers might today be a reality - or an impossibility. At various points, the ...
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Ownership wrangle halts SIA's bid for Ansett stake
News Corporation has suspended talks with Singapore Airlines (SIA) on the carrier's proposed purchase of the media group's 50% stake in Ansett Holdings until issues concerning Ansett's other 50% owner, Air New Zealand (ANZ), are resolved. The talks collapsed after News Corp claimed its dealings with SIA were ...
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THAAD missile hits the target at last
The Lockheed Martin Theatre High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile achieved its first successful intercept of a simulated Scud missile target at the White Sands range in Arizona on 10 June. The success follows six consecutive failures of the ballistic missile defence system. Three more interception tests are ...
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F/A-18E/F set for quick export okay
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Andrew Doyle/BRATISLAVA The US Navy has indicated that it will make the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet available for foreign military sales once the fighter has completed its operational test and evaluation (Opeval). Release of the new fighter for export is becoming increasingly urgent for Boeing ...
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BA to slash long-haul 767 economy seats
Under its new strategy of focusing on high-yield traffic, British Airways is to reconfigure its long-haul Boeing 767 fleet by removing nearly 50 economy class seats to introduce first class and expand business seating. The carrier has also called a halt to its "Utopia" livery scheme. BA has seven ...
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Boeing buy promises Dowty $250 million
Dowty has landed two major orders from Boeing Commercial Airplanes that could be worth over $250 million to the UK aerospace equipment supplier. Hamble Structures, acquired by the TI Group - Dowty's parent - following its recent purchase of the EIS Group, has secured an extension of a deal ...