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Hitches hold up joint US/Israeli weapon
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A laser air defence weapon being developed by the USA and Israel has been delayed by at least seven months by technical problems with the laser device and the tracking system. The TRW Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) - previously known as Nautilus - would ...
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NASA flies 'intelligent' flight control system at Dryden
NASA is refining an on-line, self learning "intelligent" flight control system (IFCS), following flight tests of a preliminary version at Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, California, on the agency's Boeing F-15 Eagle testbed. The smart software is being developed to enable pilots to land safely damaged aircraft that would ...
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Apache tests
The US Army has begun flight testing the ITT Avionics ALQ-211 integrated radio-frequency countermeasures in a Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache. Tests have included checking electromagnetic compatibility with the fire-control radar and RF Hellfire missiles. Source: Flight International
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USN eyes role change for CH-60S utility helicopter
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Sikorsky is designing an airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM) version of the US Navy's new CH-60S utility helicopter and has begun modifying a prototype machine to conduct aerial towing demonstrations. The Navy's prototype YCH-60 helicopter is being fitted with a swivel-tow coupling, mounted to the aft underside ...
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US Army delays release of Tactical UAV RFP
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC A delay in releasing the final request for proposals (RFP) for the US Army's Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) fly-off and acquisition has caused a fast-track competition for off-the-shelf close-range systems to slip by several months. The US Army requires an electro-optical infrared payload-equipped TUAV ...
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Putting the family to work
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Max Kingsley-Jones/STOCKHOLM Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESWhen Boeing began to study a replacement for its successful 737-300/400/500 "Classic" family of narrowbody twinjets in the early 1990s, it faced difficult decisions. Airbus Industrie was on the scene with its technologically advanced fly-by-wire A320 family, but many of Boeing's ...
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Paris 99 preview
The Paris show will focus on providing the industry with business opportunities Julian Moxon/PARIS Perestroika ruled 10 years ago - the new openness, which dictated the commercial relationship between the West and the Soviet Union. The Berlin wall was about to come tumbling down. The changing climate of communication was ...
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AeroTiga production heads for Florida
SME AERO will transfer production of its Swiss-designed AeroTiga two-seat sports aircraft from Malaysia to the USA in 2000, once it has fulfilled a pending order for the Malaysian military. The company has selected a base in Tallahassee, Florida. In the meantime, SME plans to deliver six aircraft to ...
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Beriev Be-200 amphibian heads for international debut at Paris show
The Beriev Be-200 twin turbofan amphibian will make its international debut at the Paris air show in June. The prototype continues certification testing and has completed 19 flights, totalling 27h, since its first flight on 24 September. The Be-200 was ferried in late April from the Irkutsk Aviation Production ...
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UK police forces line up for Eurocopter EC135
McAlpine Helicopters has delivered a Eurocopter EC135 to the Chiltern air support unit (ASU), which combines the Thames Valley, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire police forces. This marks the fourth delivery of the twin-engined helicopter by McAlpine to UK police in the last six months. The Oxford Airport-based Eurocopter distributor and completion ...
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Defender joins the Hampshire police
The UK Hampshire police force has ordered a Britten-Norman Defender 4000 to replace its piston-engined BN2B Islander, which entered service in 1992. The aircraft, to be delivered by the end of the year, will be deployed on surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic tracking and intelligence gathering missions. Hampshire is the second police ...
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Cessna starts CJ2 flight tests
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Cessna has begun flight testing the prototype Citation CJ2 light business jet. The company says it has more than 100 firm orders for the stretched, uprated CitationJet derivative. The Wichita, Kansas-based manufacturer plans an "aggressive" certification schedule for the CJ2, with US approval expected by ...
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Cirrus SR20 stays on course for delivery
Cirrus Design has flown the second production SR20 light aircraft. The first aircraft crashed during a test flight on 23 March, killing the pilot. Duluth, Minnesota-based Cirrus plans tests to confirm that the production SR20 matches the certification prototypes. The aircraft will also be used as a maintenance testbed. ...
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De Crane Holdings scoops up Precision Pattern
DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, a major supplier of business aircraft cabin management and avionics components, has purchased aircraft interior and furniture maker Precision Pattern (PPI). The cost of the deal has not been disclosed. With sales of more than $250 million, DeCrane Aircraft Holdings supplies cabin management equipment and avionics ...
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Honeywell puts Primus Epic on the Horizon
Honeywell has integrated the first third-party module into its Primus Epic avionics system for the Raytheon Hawker Horizon business jet. The Epic system will be responsible for utilities control, requiring Honeywell to integrate modules supplied by vendors into the modular avionics unit (MAU) which forms the heart of its ...
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Executive Jet makes room at European operations centre
Executive Jet has expanded its NetJets Europe operations and customer service centre, to accommodate expected growth in its fractional ownership programme on the continent. The 9,333m2 (100,500ft2) Oei-ras, Portugal, base is quadruple the size of the previous operations centre. "We expect to double our NetJets Europe aircraft inventory in ...
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Head-up approval
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics' head-up guidance system (HGS) has received US certification on the Boeing Business Jet, allowing Category IIIa landings. The HGS is standard equipment on the jet. The head-up display has also been certificated on the 737-800, following approval on the 737-700 in November. Certification on the 737-600 ...
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B-2 bombs on target, says USAF
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Six US Air Force Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bombers have dropped more than 454,000kg (1,000,000lb) of global positioning system (GPS) -guided bombs on Yugoslav targets with no collateral damage, according to USAF Brig Gen Leroy Barnidge, commander of the 509th Bomber Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. ...
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USA takes up Sextant state support issue with EU
The USA IS to seek "consultations" with the European Union (EU) over the French Government's funding support of Sextant Avionique for development of a new flight management system (FMS) for Airbus aircraft. If the talks fail to resolve the dispute, the US Government plans to ask the World Trade ...
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SAir reconsiders TAP stake after pilot rise
SAirGroup is reconsidering whether to go ahead with its planned purchase of a 20% stake in TAP Air Portugal after a tribunal court recommended that the Portuguese national airline's pilots be awarded a 95% pay increase. The Swiss company is also negotiating to take a large minority stake in privately ...