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NASA denies Mars Polar science loss
Tim Furniss/LONDON The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) will not lose its science-gathering capability as a result of the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter on 23 September, says NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The MPL is set to land on the edge of the Martian south pole on 6 December. ...
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Sea Launch inaugurates commercial programme
The Sea Launch company has completed its first commercial satellite launch mission. The Boeing-led US/Russian/ Ukrainian/Norwegian consortium fired a Zenit 3SL booster from the Odyssey offshore platform in the mid-Pacific Ocean from 0íN, 154íW on 9 October, carrying the Hughes-built DirecTV 1R communications satellite. The craft reached geostationary orbit about ...
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Saab 2000 hits hangar
A two-year-old SAS Commuter Saab 2000 ploughed into a hangar at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on 8 October while being taxied by two mechanics. The Saab-owned aircraft came to rest halfway through the hangar door, suffering extensive damage to its nose, wing leading edge and engine nacelles, and may be beyond ...
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Sponsors sign up for 2000 Industry Awards
Ten of the world's leading aerospace companies have signed as sponsors for the 2000 Aerospace Industry Awards organised by Flight International. Airbus Industrie, Asian Aerospace, Bombardier Aerospace, CFM International, Lockheed Martin, Marconi Electronic Systems, Rockwell Collins, Sextant Avionique, Smiths Industries and TRW Aeronautical Systems Lucas Aerospace have committed to supporting ...
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Fairchild support
Fairchild Aerospace and Garrett Aviation Services have formed a completion and support partnership for Envoy business jets. Under the agreement, Garrett will become the completion integrator for Envoy 3 and Envoy 7 aircraft, and will provide support after delivery. Source: Flight International
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Companies sound out Congress for supersonic project funding
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Gulfstream and Lockheed Martin hope to receive US Government funding for a quiet supersonic aircraft technology (QSAT) demonstration as a precursor to the development of a supersonic business jet (SBJ). The companies are waiting to hear whether Congress has allocated up to $20 million from ...
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Falcon 50 engine retrofit firms up
AlliedSignal has signed an agreement with Dassault covering the retrofit of TFE731-40 turbofans to Falcon 50s, as Garrett Aviation Services nears completion of the first re-engining at its Springfield, Illinois site. The -40s replace the original TFE731-3 engines, and produce 24% more cruise thrust, as well as a reducing ...
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AlliedSignal launches new safety avionics
AlliedSignal has unveiled a line of safety avionics for business and general aviation aircraft. The Integrated Hazard Avoidance Systems (IHAS) combine position, weather, traffic and terrain information on a multi-function display. "We are bringing air transport safety technologies to business and general aviation-perhaps the market segment that needs it the ...
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Boeing accelerates launch of BBJ 2
Boeing is bringing forward plans to launch the stretched Boeing Business Jet (BBJ 2), following strong customer interest which could lead to as many as five new sales by the end of this year. Although Boeing outlined plans for a larger BBJ based on the stretched 737-800 late last ...
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GV enhanced vision nears certification
Gulfstream hopes to achieve certification of the enhanced vision system (EVS) for the GV as early as December, with first deliveries of the product planned for next year. The EVS integrates a Kollsman forward-looking infrared imaging system with a Honeywell/Marconi head-up display to give pilots clear imagery in poor ...
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Fractional boom continues
The fractional ownership market has witnessed unprecedented growth since its introduction 13 years ago, according to data released by US research firm, Aviation Data (AvData). Since 1986, the fractional fleet and customer base has rocketed by more than 4,500% from seven aircraft and four customers to 329 aircraft and 1,567 ...
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Galaxy studies growth options
Galaxy Aerospace surprised NBAA attendees by showing interest in a supersonic business jet. It also announced plans for an official customer survey as a prelude to studies of potential new Galaxy derivatives in the large- and medium-sized markets. President Brian Barents says: "We are asking ourselves if we ought to ...
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FAA forms committee on fractional rules
The US Federal Aviation Administration has established a long-awaited Fractional Aviation Rule-Making Advisory Committee. Its job will be to draw up recommendations on the future regulatory status of fractional ownership programmes. The results will be submitted to the FAA in early January next year. The committee, which will meet ...
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Independents seek $1bn to develop next business jets
Nearly $1 billion must be raised to bring a new generation of independently developed business jets to the market in the next four years. The line-up of projects, which includes the VisionAire Vantage (above), Century Aerospace CA-100 Century Jet, Sino Swearingen SJ30-2, Safire S-26 and Lake Aerospace (formerly Archedyne) NauticAir ...
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Piaggio relaunches P.180 Avanti in USA
In a bid to boost sales of its P.180 Avanti, Piaggio Aero Industries has relaunched its pressurised twin turboprop in the USA. Piaggio is believed to be on the brink of appointing a partner to provide worldwide marketing and product support for the aircraft. The Avanti's reintroduction to the USA ...
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P&WC turns on the gas for small engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to run an experimental gas generator for its proposed PW6XX small-engine family by the end of the year. The test is linked to design details for turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft derivatives being finalised. The PW6XX initiative is aimed at new general aviation and light ...
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Bombardier takes lead in business jet deliveries
Bombardier believes it has taken the lead in business jet deliveries, with 30% of the market by value so far this year. The company had delivered 127 aircraft by the end of September, up by almost 30% over the same period last year. It was boosted by shipments of ...
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MAPO offers Russian-powered MiG-AT to India
MAPO has briefed India on a Russian-powered version of the MiG-AT advanced trainer as the Indian air force moves closer to selecting a replacement MiG-ATs are powered by the French Snecma/Turbomeca Larzac. India received tenders from British Aerospace and Dassault in late September, following the release of the latest request ...
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US Navy considers Broach for JSOW
The US Navy is considering developing a version of the Raytheon AGM-154 Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) armed with the British Aerospace Broach penetrator warhead. This follows intensification of interest in the new family of air-launched weapon systems. Broach is being considered as an alternative to the BLU-111 227kg (500lb) ...
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Cockpit update
Boeing has been awarded a $123 million contract by the US Navy to modernise the cockpits of its 16 E-6 Mercury national command post aircraft. Boeing will adapt its Next Generation 737 cockpit and avionics architecture to the E-6 fleet as a cost-effective means of achieving compliance with global air ...