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The test flights must go on for IPTN
Despite an acknowledged slow down in the programme, Indonesian manufacturer IPTN insists it is continuing with test flights of the N250 regional commuter aircraft and that certification will take place "by early 2002, at the latest." Two prototypes are currently flying and require a further 800 flying hours for ...
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Retiring Lawson plans for 'graceful handover' at Bombardier
Karen Walker John Lawson, Bombardier Aerospace's president of business aircraft sales, is someone whom many people would term "a class act". For some 15 years his gentlemanly style has been winning over not just a string of customers and sales, but also the goodwill and respect of his industry. ...
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Changes at the top for Dasa
German aviation giant DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) announced yesterday at the show that chief executive designate Rainer Hertrich is to take over his new position from Manfred Bischoff when he retires on 15 March 2000. Dasa spokesman Gregor von Kursell says this shuffle will enable Hertrich to be at the ...
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Celebrating a Druck load of orders
UK-based Druck (Stand C127) is celebrating the delivery of its 1,000th military and 1,000th civilian ADTS 405F Flightline Air Data Test System. The ADTS 405F enables vital instrumentation such as altimeters, air speed indicators, rate of climb indicators, mach meters and air data computers to be accurately tested by ...
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Sikorsky showcases e-commerce efforts for the first time
Paul Derby The power of the internet has been a major theme at Asian Aerospace and on the stand of helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, the company's e-commerce efforts are being showcased for the first time at an airshow. Sikorsky says it is determined to lead the industry in electronic ...
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Test pilot school with international flavour
A Republic of Singapore Air Force helicopter specialist has just started a demanding course at the UK's Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) at Boscombe Down. Stanley Ng began training on the first compressed Rotary Wing Flight Test Engineer (FTE) course at ETPS on 1 February. "This course, which ...
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McGean is the buzz word
A local firm with a bumble bee logo is hoping to cause a real buzz at Asian Aerospace 2000. Representatives from Singapore-based McGean (Hall A500B) are here to tell the world that they've changed their name. "We used to be called McGean-Rohco," says managing director Paddy Ong, "but ...
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Fighter engine boasts P&W engineering
The latest version of Pratt & Whitney's engine for the F-15 and F-16 fighter - the F100-PW-232 - benefits from engineering advances made in the F119 development programme for the USAF's F-22 Raptor as well as extensive operational experience with the F100-PW-229 which is statistically the safest engine in USAF ...
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New technology for Singapore
A joint venture between Pratt & Whitney, Singapore Technologies Aerospace and SIA Engineering (SIAEC) will extend P&W's hi-tech engine parts repair capability in the region. The JV will perform PW4000 turbine airfoil repairs, utilising two technologies that are new to Singapore - electron beam physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) coating ...
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Qantas leases 767-300s
Qantas Airways is to go ahead with the lease of seven Boeing 767-300s from oneworld partner and minority investor British Airways (BA) and has unveiled a series of route changes to accompany the deliveries. Qantas deputy chief executive Geoff Dixon says the carrier's investment in the lease is "significant," but ...
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UK missile order secures MATRA
MATRA BAe Dynamics, the European missile giant, has won a £378 million contract to supply the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) with its last batch of Seawolf short-range missiles. The eight-year contract will see 300 jobs created or maintained across nine UK sites. Seawolf missiles are fitted ...
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CAE to supply convertible 777 to SIA
CAE announced at the show that it has sold a Boeing 777-200 ER full flight simulator and Maxvue Plus visual system to Singapore Airlines (SIA). The simulator will be designed to have full convertability to the Boeing 777-300 type - the first of its kind in the world. It ...
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Engine repair joint venture
Singapore International Airlines Engineering (SIAEC), Pratt & Whitney and Tube Processing (TPC) have announced a three-way joint venture to repair and overhaul aircraft engine components in Singapore. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed at Asian Aerospace by SIAEC chief executive Mervyn Sirisena, Robert Weiner, P&W vice-president for Engine ...
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Strategic deal for Westland
Strategic Technology Systems has signed a deal with GKN Westland Helicopters to provide the health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for the WAH-64 Apache Longbow attack helicopter. The contract with the Smiths Industries company is for an initial 68 sets of equipment, with deliveries between 2001 and 2003. ...
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DERA puts Typhoon through stringent testing
Tim Ripley The Eurofighter Typhoon is currently getting a 'sun tan' at the United Kingdom's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) airfield at Boscombe Down as part of the aircraft's demanding test programme. Spain's protoype aircraft, DA6, is having its operational capabilities tested in the extremes of temperature and ...
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RAF refutes jab at Tornado system upgrade
Senior Royal Air Force officers at Asian Aerospace have hit back at reports that the recently upgraded Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft's bombing system doesn't work. The BBC reports that the $1.6-billion upgrade being run by BAE Systems is behind schedule and its TIALD laser designating pod is unable ...
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New materials allow uncooled FLIR breakthrough
BAE Systems and the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency are targeting the end of this year for having what they believe is the world's first flight-cleared, uncooled fast jet Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) ready for production. Early versions of the new system have been flying for the past ...
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Tiltrotor lines up against helicopters for foreign sales
Paul Derby The Bell Boeing V-22 military tiltrotor will officially be in the running for foreign sales by year-end when the programme reaches another key milestone, executives said at the show. 'Milestone 3' will rubber stamp the long-held vision of the technology being offered to selected overseas customers ...
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Alliance launches testing of proposed A3XX powerplant
Karen Walker Core engine testing of the GP7200 engine, a General Electric/Pratt & Whitney joint venture proposal to power the Airbus A3XX, is set to begin next week. The core has been mounted on a test rig at GE's Cincinnati, Ohio, site in readiness for the tests, which ...
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Embraer sees AEW & C market potential
Alan Dron One of the most challenging problems facing the Embraer team developing the EMB-145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft is trying to determine the true size of the potential market available to it. This, says Anastcio Katsanos, Embraer's defence market strategy senior manager, is because ...