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Japan details 1998 aircraft-procurement plans
Andrew Mollet/TOKYO The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) has submitted its aircraft-procurement request for fiscal year 1998 to the finance ministry's budgetary appropriations committee before it is incorporated in the Government's April 1998 budget. The JDA request, which is relatively modest compared with previous years, calls for ...
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Airborne laser scores in risk-reduction testing
Boeing has completed a key risk-reduction task in its continuing development of an airborne laser anti-ballistic-missile weapon for the US Air Force. The airborne laser (ABL) prime contractor recently demonstrated that the most critical component, the single oxygen generator (SOG), can meet its ABL mission requirement. The SOG ...
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First F-22 tests end
Initial flight testing of the first Lockheed Martin/ Boeing F-22 fighter has been completed after just two flights, one of which was cut short by telemetry problems. Lockheed Martin decided against a planned third flight in a bid to avoid further delays in delivering the aircraft to the USAir Force's ...
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Russia and Israel prepare for dogfight over Chinese missile
Douglas Barrie/LONDON The Chinese air force is discussing with Israel and Russia the acquisition of an advanced dogfight air-to-air missile (AAM), with Rafael's Python-4 and an advanced variant of the Vympel R-73 (A-11 Archer) both being considered. Rafael has already provided many Python-3 AAMs to the ...
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Balance of power
Ian Sheppard/LONDONDATA TABLES/Air Transport Intelligence Demand for aero-engines is being boosted by soaring sales of commercial aircraft - from business jets to airliners. As manufacturers strive to meet demand, they are increasingly resisting pressure from customers to offer new products, preferring to recoup the investments made in the ...
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Expanded Helitech
Opening times Helitech '97 will be open on Tuesday, 30 September-Thursday, 2 October: 09.30-18.00; and Friday, 3 October: Kate Sarsfield/London The 7th International Helicopter Technology and Operations Exhibition (Helitech) will host a helicopter industry leaner and more optimistic than it has been in recent ...
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Beating the weather
Graham Warwick/Atlanta In late August, NASA's Boeing 757 testbed was to be seen taxiing around Atlanta, Georgia's, Hartsfield Airport, occasionally taking off, only to land a few minutes later. Despite the excellent weather, NASA was testing technology which comes into its own when visibility deteriorates. The Low Visibility ...
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Little big fan
AlliedSignal's new version of TFE731 updates an engine which has been around since 1969 Guy Norris/PHOENIX In 1969, Garrett-AirResearch began development of a purpose-designed business-jet engine, the TFE731. Twenty-eight years later, with almost 30 million operating hours accumulated and nearly 8,000 engines produced, Garrett's successor, ...
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AOPA demands free databases for GPS
Free or low-cost updates of navigation databases may be provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration in a bid to promote general-aviation use of the global-positioning system (GPS). The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) says that update costs of up to $700 a year associated with ...
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Fourth Global Express is ready to enter testing programme
Bombardier has flown the fourth Global Express long-range business jet, the first to be fitted with an interior. Aircraft 9004 will by displayed at the US National Business Aviation Association show in Dallas, Texas, on 23-25 September. It will then join the certification programme at the company's Wichita, Kansas, flight-test ...
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Late design change delays HUD project for small business jets
A development programme being undertaken by GEC-Marconi Avionics and Honeywell to produce a head-up-display (HUD) for small and medium-sized business jets, based on its recently certificated HUD 2020, has been delayed following a last-minute revision to the design. The HUD 2022 effort began in January with delivery of ...
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Honeywell demonstrates first Epic elements
Honeywell has started pilot demonstrations of the control-display system (CDS) designed for its recently launched Primus Epic next-generation integrated avionics. The CDS incorporates large flat-panel liquid-crystal displays developed in co-operation with Mitsubishi Electric, as well as a cursor-control device (CCD). The Primus Epic has been selected by Raytheon ...
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Fairchild Dornier reveals plans for corporate 328JET model
Fairchild Dornier has unveiled plans to offer a corporate version of the 328JET regional airliner now under development, but declines to comment officially in the lead-up to the US National Business Aviation Association show, on 23-25 September. The company is already believed to have reserved "several" early-delivery slots ...
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Raytheon steps up Horizon drive
Raytheon Aircraft is to step up marketing of the Hawker Horizon "super mid-size" business jet with the unveiling of a full-scale mock-up at the NBAA. The company has booked "about a dozen" orders for the $14.6 million aircraft since its 1996 launch. In contrast, Raytheon expects to book ...
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Operators restart Puma flying
David Learmount/London The high-speed gear-shaft has become an early focus of investigators' attention into the crash of a Helikopter Service Eurocopter AS332L1 Super Puma on 8 September, says the Norwegian civil-aviation authority. The CAA emphasises, however, that this is a starting point following recovery of most of the ...
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Uprated SJ-30-2 flies
Sino Swearingen Aircraft has begun flight testing its prototype SJ30-2 light business jet re-engined with uprated Williams-Rolls FJ44-2A turbofans. The first flight with the 10kN (2,300lb)-thrust engines was completed on 4 September. The prototype SJ30-2 will be at the US National Business Aviation Association show at Dallas, Texas, on 22-25 ...
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Delivery delays hit Boeing again
Boeing has been forced to delay delivery of 12 aircraft from this month to the fourth quarter, as it struggles to keep pace with ambitious plans to increase production to 43 aircraft a month by early 1998. The delays are blamed on a combination of inexperienced new workers, ...
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EC urges European majors to restructure to challenge USA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON The European Commission(EC) is poised to weigh into efforts to accelerate consolidation among Europe's aerospace companies, and restructuring of Airbus Industrie, with the publication of a policy document, which contains stark warnings over the consequences of failing to build cross-border civil and military groupings capable of ...
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Embraer launches 37-seater
Graham Warwick/ Washington DC Embraer expects to book firm orders for its new EMB-135 37-seat regional jet by the end of 1997. The Brazilian manufacturer has formally launched development of the EMB-135, with a first flight planned for mid-1998, leading to certification and first delivery in the ...
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Emirates 777 Trent engine fails during take-off
A Trent 800 engine from an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 which suffered a catastrophic engine failure during take-off is being examined by Roll-Royce. The take-off was continued and the crew shut down the engine and returned to Dubai, where the aircraft was landed safely. Emirates declines to comment, ...