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Klimov ousted
Valentin Klimov has been replaced by Igor Shevchuk as general director of Tupolev, following its annual general meeting. Klimov failed to receive enough votes during the meeting to retain his post. Shevchuk's appointment follows several weeks of discussions among senior managers to determine Klimov's successor. Source: Flight International
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Rover gets to work as NASA's Mars Pathfinder lands on the Red Planet
NASA's Mars Pathfinder has begun to provide scientists with a wealth of data on the Red Planet, following a successful landing on 4 July. The Pathfinder landed in the Ares Vallis, an ancient flood basin, as planned - with the only hitches in an otherwise flawless landing and descent being ...
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Russia combines military-aviation units
In the most radical shake-up yet of Russia's military aviation, its air-defence forces (PVO) are to be merged with the air force (VVS) in 1998, while elements of the PVO missile-defence units will be allocated to Russia's strategic missile forces. The move, announced by Gen Igor Sergeyev, will ...
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Boeing details emergency exit on new 737
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Design details have been released of a novel overwing emergency exit developed by Boeing for the Next Generation 737 family in efforts to conclude its long-running debate with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) over exit-limited maximum seating (Flight International, 9-15 July). "We ...
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Ultrasonic ice detector nears approval
ULTRASONIC technology which automatically warns pilots of ice build-up on aircraft may soon be approved for general use by carriers. Developed by Rosemount Aerospace, the HALO ground ice-detection system is designed to sense ice on aircraft wings before take-off. Key components include two ultrasonic sensors installed on each ...
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Research merger
Germany has confirmed plans to merge the German Space Agency with the Aerospace Research Institute (DLR) by 1998. The new organisation, the German Aerospace Centre, will retain the acronym DLR. The restructure is designed to increase research competence and the effectiveness of international representation in aerospace research. Source: ...
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GPS should be international
Sir - In "FAA concern over military GPS control resurfaces" (Flight International, 11-17 June, P16) it was reported that the US Federal Aviation Administration is concerned about military control of the global-positioning system (GPS) - which is to be its primary means of navigation. The GPS is also ...
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What's on
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Augustine's vision
Northrop Grumman has traded its independence to follow one man's vision of Lockheed Martin playing on the world stage Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY A CENTURY ago, a handful of men created what became the US aviation industry; names such as Glenn Martin, William Boeing, the Loughead ...
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Use of English is not the problem with air-traffic control
Sir - Press comment has followed a UK television item on "poor English among pilots" in the context of air-traffic control. It was claimed that the poor English of some foreign pilots constitutes a serious safety hazard. The UK Civil Aviation Authority does not believe this to be ...
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MDC
Darryl Van Dorn has been appointed director of NASA and commercial Delta programmes at McDonnell Douglas (MDC), of Huntington Beach, California. He was formerly programme manager for NASA's medium light (Med-Lite) expendable-launch-vehicle services contract. Perry Cain becomes manager of community relations at MDC's Space & Defense Systems. Cain joined MDC ...
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Kevin Moorhouse
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Kevin Moorhouse, who died in a Mosquito crash in 1996, is to be held at British Aerospace Woodford, Cheshire, UK, at 14:30 on Sunday, 20 July. His many friends in the world of aviation are cordially invited. Source: Flight International
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Aerospatiale to build Soyuz dispenser
Starsem, the joint French and Russian company which markets the Soyuz booster for commercial launches, has awarded a contract to Aerospatiale of France to build the payload dispenser designed for launches of satellite constellations. The 400kg "intelligent" dispenser will be used to carry four Loral Globalstar mobile-communications satellites ...
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Space Station solar-array model tested
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space has completed the engineering model of the first of eight planned photovoltaic solar arrays for the International Space Station, to be launched on a Space Shuttle in March 1999. The eight-array system will supply 264kW of power. The 33m-long engineering model has been extended and ...
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ADEOS monitoring satellite disappears in Earth orbit
Tim Furniss/LONDON Japan's global environmental-monitoring spacecraft, the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS), carrying a suite of NASA instruments, has been lost in Earth orbit. Trouble began in June, when the craft failed to respond to commands, and later a signal was detected indicating that it was ...
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Allied on Kistler
AlliedSignal Aerospace will supply the vehicle-management system (VMS) for the Kistler K-1 reusable launch vehicle. Each VMS will include computer, power control unit, transponder, antenna and integration platform. The Kistler launch system is intended to place 4,000kg payloads into low-Earth orbit (Flight International, 23-29 October, 1996). Source: Flight ...
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ValuJet merges into Air Tran
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has agreed a merger with AirTran Airways which will rid the carrier of its stigmatised name, increase its maintenance capability and overcome US Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on its growth. The ValuJet and AirWays holding companies will merge, but the two ...
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Questions on the 'space revolution'
Sir - In the article "Speaking frankly" (Flight International, 21-27 May, P36) Matra Marconi Space deputy chief executive and managing director Nick Franks, referring to the need for cheap access to space, says: "There has to be a revolution, and we have to find a new way of doing it." ...
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KLM
Daan Meyer, most recently director of operational affairs at Transavia Airlines, has been appointed executive vice-president of KLM Engineering and Maintenance, succeeding Peter Hartman, who moves to KLM's board on 5 August. Meyer has previously worked for KLM Engineering and Maintenance as vice-president marketing and sales, director of aircraft maintenance ...
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Delta
Stephan Egli has been appointed vice-president for the Atlantic/ Pacific business unit of Delta Air Lines, from July. He was formerly vice-president for network management at Swissair. Malcolm (Mac) Armstrong is named vice-president for corporate safety and compliance. Armstrong was formerly vice-president for corporate safety and regulatory compliance at US ...