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Triana camera
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the University of California to design and build the earth polychromatic imaging camera for NASA's Triana mission, the deep space earth observer proposed by vice president Al Gore to return daily images of the globe from the camera, via the Internet. Source: Flight International
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Triana Camera
Lockheed Martin has been selected by the University of California to design and build the earth polychromatic imaging camera for NASA's Triana mission, the deep space earth observer proposed by vice president Al Gore to return daily images of the globe from the camera, via the Internet. Source: Flight International
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Joint project
Argentina and Brazil will jointly build a 350kg environmental observation satellite in 2003. Brazil will also allow Argentina some of its satellite launcher technology to allow it to develop its own booster. Source: Flight International
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Thai Sat
Thailand has placed an initial payment with Spar Aerospace of Canada to proceed with a $7 million contract for the first phase of a planned Thai Remote Sensing Satellite System. The satellite will use Canadian Radarsat technology and a Matra Marconi Space Leosat spacecraft bus. Source: Flight International
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Mobile service
Eutelsat has finalised an agreement with Italy's Telespazio to assume control and commercialisation of the EMS payload, developed by ESA and carried on the Italsat F2 communications satellite launched in 1996. The EMS voice, fax, data, messaging and positioning service will complement Eutelsat's existing Euteltracs road haulage management system. Source: ...
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Tracking system causes Deep Space 1 problems
An error in the star tracking system aboard Deep Space 1, NASA's first New Millennium programme spacecraft, forced the craft to enter a "safe mode" shutdown on 13 November. Engineers brought it back to normal cruise configuration 48h later. Devices to control the deployment of the craft's solar arrays ...
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China Great Wall bags launch contract
Asia Satellite Telecommunications of Hong Kong has selected a China Great Wall Industry Long March 3B booster for the launch of its latest Asiasat communications satellite in 1999. The launch will follow that of the Asisat 3S, which is flying on a Russian Proton, also in 1999. China plans to ...
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Czech Aircraft Works buoyed by float line
Czech Aircraft Works has acquired Zenair's float production line. Tooling has already been shipped from Zenair's Canadian base to the Czech manufacturer's site in Borsice. The sale comes 18 months after Czech Aircraft Works was set up to manufacture, market and distribute Zenair's CH 601-AG and CH701-AG agricultural aircraft ...
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German motorglider nears European approval
Germany's Technoflug has completed flight testing its Carat single-engined motorised glider and is on target for European JAR 22 certification by the end of the year. The all-composite aircraft has clocked up more than 300 flying hours, says the Rottweil, Germany-based manufacturer, and is expected to make its public debut ...
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Navajo gear
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended the US Federal Aviation Administration to require recurrent inspections of Piper PA-31 Navajo inboard door hinge assemblies until they are replaced by a stronger hinge unit. The NTSB's advisory results from a 1997 regional airline incident in which a Cape Smythe ...
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IBES for BBJ
Raytheon Systems has appointed The Network Connection (TNCI) to install its Airview integrated business and entertainment system (IBES) on the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) demonstrator. Work is to start in the next few weeks. According to the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company, IBES will provide telephones, personal computers and faxes, as well ...
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Nanjing assembles
China's Nanjing Light Aircraft has begun construction of the first prototype of a five-seat light aircraft expected to fly next year. According to Nanjing, the AC500 will be powered by a 194kW (260hp) Lycoming 510 piston engine, and will have a maximum speed of 135kt (250km/h), with an 800km (430nm) ...
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Decision nears on Boeing helicopter line
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON Protracted negotiations for the sale of the entire Boeing civil helicopter production line are expected to reach a conclusion by the end of the month when the company is expected to announce the winning bid. According to an industrial source, Boeing has received bids from US helicopter ...
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1,000th single-engined Cessna rolls out
Cessna has delivered its 1,000th single-engined aircraft in less than two years. The four-seat 172 Skyhawk SP was delivered to pilot training school Aces High of Bloomington, Indiana. Meanwhile, Wichita-based Cessna has also received Russian certification for the CitationJet, Citation Bravo, Citation Ultra Citation VII and Caravan Models 208/B. Citation ...
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US certification arrives for Global Express
Bombardier received US certification for the Global Express ultra-long-range business jet on 13 November, fewer than three months after Canadian approval was given. European certification, the final key approval, is expected by the end of the year. Interior completion work on the FIrst aircraft for delivery "is well advanced". Delivery ...
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NATA wants 'burdensome' air charter regulations to change
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The operating status of fractionally owned aircraft in the USA could finally be determined following the US National Air Transport Association's (NATA) decision to support the continued operation of shared aircraft under Federal Airworthiness Regulations (FAR) Part 91 general aviation rules. NATA, which represents the interests of ...
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Russian defence ministry thinks commercial
Lyubov Pronina/MOSCOW The Russian defence ministry has asked the government for permission to allow the air force to undertake passenger and cargo operations in a desperate effort to earn vital cash for research and development. The measure was first suggested by deputy defence minister Anatoly Kvashnin in the Russian business ...
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First Merlin
The Royal Air Force is to receive the first of 22 EH101 Merlin Mk 3 tactical transport helicopters on order from GKN Westland at Yeovil, England on 25 November. The Royal Navy will form its first intensive flying trials unit for the Merlin in December. Source: Flight International
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Radom offers PC-9 upgrade for training and combat
Israeli engineering and design company Radom is offering the avionics suite developed for the Slovenian air force's Pilatus PC-9s to other PC-7 and PC-9 operators for training and combat missions. Radom recently won a contract to upgrade 10 Slovenian air force PC-9s with new avionics, including a new mission computer, ...
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Italy borrows to buy Eurofighter
Andrea Spinelli/GENOAThe Italian air force is being forced to borrow L1,000 billion ($598 million) from its research and development budget for the next 15 years to top up funds to buy the Eurofighter 2000. The funding mechanism has come to light in the 1999 defence budget released by the Italian ...