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Honeywell and Racal reveal new satcom
Honeywell and Racal have revealed details of an advanced satellite communications (satcom) system offering up to seven channels of voice/data. The MCS-7000 is being developed for use with Inmarsat spacecraft and will be available in April 1999, says the company. The MCS-7000 will offer Aero-H, Aero-H plus, or Aero-I ...
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USA could buy Thai F/A-18s
The US Government may offer to acquire Thailand's eight unwanted Boeing F/A-18C/D fighters, now in production, unless a foreign buyer can be found for the aircraft or a satisfactory arrangement can be reached on either cancelling or deferring the $392 million order. US sources suggest that the scheme is ...
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Sukhoi gears up for Chinese tests
Sukhoi is expected to begin test flights in mid-1998 of a modified variant of its Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter intended for the Chinese air force. Russian sources say that an Su-27 airframe produced by the Komsomolsk on Amur factory has been fitted with a variant of the Phazotron ...
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Commercial close-ups
Russia's Kometa remote sensing satellite, launched as Cosmos 2349 aboard a Soyuz booster from Baikonur on 17 February, is producing 2m and 10m resolution panchromatic images - such as this view of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt - which are commercially available from Sovinformsputnik, Moscow. The company has ...
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Comets satellite stranded in wrong orbit after shutdown
Tim Furniss/LONDON The $360 million Japanese Communications and Broadcasting Engineering Test Satellite, Comets, was stranded in low Earth orbit on 21 February when the LE-5 second stage engine of its H-2 launch vehicle shut down prematurely. The second stage was 44s into a planned 192s burn to place ...
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DERA and MMS link for ion propulsion
The UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) and Matra Marconi Space (MMS) have formed a strategic alliance to develop and market ion propulsion technology for spacecraft. Ion propulsion - which has already been employed on some international spacecraft for attitude control and orbit station-keeping - employs inert xenon ...
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NASA delays ISS launches as it re-jigs schedules
NASA has admitted that the launch of the first components of the International Space Station (ISS) in June and July have been delayed until August and September. The space agency will ask Russia to delay the Proton launch of the Control Module. This had been planned for 30 June ...
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Lockheed works
Lockheed Martin has invested $10 million in the Kistler Aerospace project to develop a re-usable launcher system, by providing the booster assembly operations. The company has also initiated a $330 million contract from the US Air Force to integrate spacecraft on to 20 Titan IV and five Titan II boosters. ...
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Corporate Aircraft
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON The mood in the business aviation community is upbeat. With aircraft orders predicted to rise over the next 10 years, aircraft manufacturers are buoyant. AlliedSignal's 1997 Aviation Market Outlook has done nothing to dampen this fever, predicting a rise in business aircraft sales until 2008 - with ...
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AIA 98 FINALIST: Rockwell Collins (Avionics)
There is little doubt that liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are the way forward for today's increasingly sophisticated cockpits, offering serious gains in size and weight, as well as lower power use over the existing cathode ray tube (CRT). To date, however, the LCD has largely been sidelined into non-critical applications ...
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Cessna skips basic certification in effort to keep Excel on schedule
Cessna is proceeding with full certification of the Citation Excel business jet, bypassing basic certification, in a bid to keep the first deliveries on schedule for April. Basic certification, expected in January, has been delayed by staff changes, so the company is proceeding with certification of the autopilot, thrust reversers ...
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Workshop
-SR Technics has concluded a three year deal to support two ex-Air France A320s to be operated by new Italian carrier Volare Airlines. -FLS has agreed a deal with Irish charter operator TransAer to provide maintenance support for two new Airbus A320s entering its fleet. -Pratt & Whitney Canada has ...
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France will retain majority stake in Air France
Julian Moxon/PARIS The French Government has opted for a progressive reduction in its 94% stake in Air France, but will retain a 53% stake in the carrier, leaving it as one of the last in Western Europe to remain state controlled. The move, which comes as Air France ...
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IAE lands massive Latin Airbus deal
Karen Walker/SINGAPORE International Aero Engines is believed to have secured a $1 billion deal from Latin America with the selection by LanChile, TACA and TAM of V2500-A5 engines to power the long awaited order for up to 200 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Rival CFM International responded by announcing it ...
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IPTN tries to woo N2130 support
Indonesia's Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantra (IPTN) has opened discussions with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) of India and Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) of Taiwan in an effort to attract international support to develop the financially troubled N2130 regional jet. IPTN has told competing engine manufacturers BMW Rolls-Royce, CFM International and Pratt ...
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RSAF fighter choice hinges on support
Training and base support are emerging as potentially key discriminatory factors in the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) choice of a next generation fighter aircraft. The RSAF is working toward selection of a fighter in 2001 to replace its fleets of Northrop F-5s and McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, ...
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Bombardier sales
Bombardier secured orders for 204 regional aircraft, representing a 42% share of the 20-90 seat regional aircraft market, according to the Canadian aircraft manufacturer. Twenty-three customers placed firm orders for 160 Canadiar Regional Jets (CRJ) and 44 de Havilland Dash 8 turboprops. Source: Flight International
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Business Express leads 30-seater orders
Business Express has become the first US regional carrier to declare its hand for a 30-seat regional jet, signing an order for 20 Embraer RJ-135s, and 40 options, in a total package worth around $810 million. The first aircraft are scheduled for delivery in October 1999 and will follow ...