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Systems advances
Honeywell/Racal's smaller, lighter and cheaper Aero-I satellite communications systems will be available to helicopter operators from March. BFGoodrich Avionics has introduced a helicopter compatible bottom-mount antenna for its Skywatch traffic advisory system. Source: Flight International
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Joint advanced HUMS
UK company Stuart Hughes is to participate in the US Joint Advanced Health and Usage Monitoring System (JHUMS) programme, leading to an 18 month operational demonstration of open standards JHUMS modules on six US Army CH-47s and six US Navy SH-60s from 2000. Source: Flight International
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Bell selects Sextant
Bell has selected Sextant Avionique's AFDS95-1 automatic flight control system for the instrument flight rules version of its Model 427 light twin-turbine helicopter. Certification flight testing will be conducted by Premier Aviation under contract to Bell. The AFDS95-1 is certificated on the Agusta A109K2, with approval on the PZLSwidnik Sokol ...
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Parker's role
Parker Aerospace has been selected by Rolls-Royce as the supplier of fuel atomisation nozzles and lubrication and scavenge pumps for the new Trent 500 engine. The nozzles will be designed and produced by the company's Gas Turbine Fuel Systems Division in Andover, Ohio, and the pumps by the Nichols ...
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Greek F-16 deal?
The Hellenic air force (HAF) has completed a series of 30 evaluation flights in the Lockheed Martin F-16 at Nea Anchilos AFB in Greece. The HAF has 80 Block 50 F-16s on order, but is evaluating candidate fighters for another purchase which Lockheed Martin (Pavillion) says is expected to ...
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Bell Boeing 609
In Flight International, 7-13 January, the digital flight control system for the Bell Boeing 609 tilt rotor aircraft was mistakenly referred to as a Hamilton Standard unit. In fact, the system is produced by Lear Astronics. Source: Flight International
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Dunlop brakes
Hydro-Aire, of the USA, and UK companies Dunlop Aviation and Fairey Hydraulics, are to develop jointly new electro-mechanical braking systems for landing gear to replace hydraulics, as part of the UK Department of Trade and Industry's "More Electric Aircraft Challenge" project. Source: Flight International
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L-3 wins FDR deal
American Airlines has selected L-3 Communications' Fairchild cockpit voice and flight data recorders (FDRs) for 134 Boeing aircraft on order. FA2100 solid-state recorders will also replace existing FDRs in more than 650 in service aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Shuttle on a wave
The Boeing/Lockheed Martin United Space Alliance has selected ADEPT 7 technical document management system from ArborText, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, to support the Space Shuttle fleet at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A new work authorisation, document authoring and validation environment (WAVE) will be fully implemented by Altro Solutions of ...
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BA picks Alydaar Y2K
British Airways Engineering has awarded Alydaar Software a contract to modify software code for year 2000 compliance, using its SmartCode re-engineering technology. David Cliffe, British Airways general manager of information management, says that the plan is designed to have BA Engineering compliant by 1999. Source: Flight International
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Mars experiments
Two additional experiments have been selected to fly aboard the NASA/Lockheed Martin Mars Surveyor Orbiter and Lander/Rover craft, to be launched in March and April 2001. Both craft will carry radiation environment experiments, while the Lander will operate a Mars environmental compatibility assessment instrument, which will identify potential undesirable interactions ...
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Shuttle shuffle
The predicted rescheduling of Space Shuttle launches this year, caused by the delay to the launch of the X-Ray Astrophysics Facility and the Laboratory Module of the International Space Station (ISS), has begun with the postponement of the STS90/ Neurolab mission from 2 April to16 April. The STS91 Shuttle Mir ...
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Long range Commander
Commander Aircraft is to build a long range version of the Commander 114B four- seat touring aircraft, extend- ing range at 75% cruise power by 470km (255nm). The Bethany, Oklahoma-based company will achieve the range increase by marrying the wing of the Commander 114TC with the standard Commander 114B, to ...
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Italian sting
The US Department of Defense intends to sell Italy 734 Raytheon Stinger Block 1 shoulder-launched air defence missiles, plus related equipment, training and logistics support. The deal is worth about $110 million. Source: Flight International
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DIRCM team
Northrop Grumman and GEC-Marconi Avionics have formed a strategic alliance to pursue business opportunities based on the AAQ-24(V) directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) system they are developing for the Royal Air Force and US Air Force. The two companies have also teamed to develop a laser upgrade of the DIRCM. ...
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Asian austerity reigns
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asian ambitions of becoming a player in the international civil aerospace industry have received a major blow in recent months because of the region's financial crunch. State bankrolled proposals to produce Asian aircraft are taking a back seat as governments struggle to pull the region out of an ...
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737-700 receives JAA approval after stall warning changes
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing's 737-700 obtained European Joint Aviation Authorities certification on 18 February after changes were made to increase stall warning. The modifications meet the JAA's insistence that the pilot be able to identify clearly the occurrence of a stall, even after the activation of the stick shaker. The ...
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A330/340 pump fire danger doused
Fire danger from faulty Airbus Industrie A330/A340 auxiliary hydraulic pumps has been addressed in a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD), issued on 17 February, requiring their complete removal. Airbus, however, points out that all necessary corrective actions have already been taken, explaining that the electrically driven pumps (EHPs) ...
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EuroLOT settles for fleet of ATR 42s
EuroLOT, the regional subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, is to create its own fleet in a deal with Aero International (Regional) to take five secondhand ATR 42-300 turboprops on lease, with three options. The 48 seat aircraft won a competition against the Saab 340 and Bombardier de Havilland Dash ...
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Air Wisconsin chases Mountain Air Express
Air Wisconsin, which operates as United Express, wants US bankruptcy court permission to acquire Mountain Air Express of Denver, Colorado. The terms of the offer are not disclosed by Air Wisconsin, but the reported sale price is $1.5 million. Air Wisconsin has ordered six Fairchild Dornier 328s to increase ...