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Transatlantic flight will prove helicopter refuelling
AN IN-FLIGHT refuelling system for commercial helicopters is to be demonstrated on a transatlantic record attempt due to begin on 6 June. French fuel-systems manufacturer Intertechnique plans to fly a Eurocopter AS350B3 non-stop from New York to Paris, with the 6,000km (3,250nm) flight expected to take about 27h. ...
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Honeywell GIV-SP HUD is delivered
GULFSTREAM Aerospace has delivered the first Gulfstream IV-SP equipped with a Honeywell/GEC-Marconi HUD 2020 head-up display. The delivery follows UScertification of the HUD for Category II operations in the GIV. Approval in the long-range Gulfstream V is pending. The Savannah, Georgia-based manufacturer expects to install HUD ...
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Russia's Myasishchev aims for Gzhel go-ahead
Russian design bureau Myasishchev is aiming for preliminary certification of its M-101T Gzhel light turboprop before the end of 1997, as it evaluates a Western-engined derivative. Initial production of the single-engined, six-seat, pressurised turboprop is being undertaken at the Sokol production plant in Nizhne Novgorod. The ...
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Raytheon appeals
Raytheon is to appeal against a US jury's award of $60 million damages to the families of two men killed in 1991 when a Beech Baron 58P piston-twin entered a flat spin. The company will ask for the verdict to be set aside. The jury concluded that Raytheon had failed ...
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Helikopter Service links with Rotex on long-line projects
Norway's Helikopter Service is in the final stages of setting up a joint venture with newly formed central European helicopter operator Rotex to cover long-line work in the oil and construction industries worldwide. David Price, Helikopter Service project manager, says that the Bergen-based company intends to use the ...
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Bearing failures blamed on poor lubrication
The spate of Trent 700 engine shutdowns has been traced to insufficient lubrication of the driving-shaft locator ball-bearing in the Hispano Suiza-manufactured step-aside gearbox. This has resulted in premature fatigue and failure of the bearing, because of overheating. According to R-R, the problem resulted from a weakness in ...
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Cathay prepares to modify gearboxes on Trent 700s
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair are hoping that fitting modified engine-gearboxes to their Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus Industrie A330-300s will clear the way for the grounded aircraft to return to service by early this week. Both carriers voluntarily grounded their 15 A330s on 24 May, following an inflight engine ...
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Broken link grounds Explorers
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) Explorer helicopters have been grounded "until further notice" following the discovery of a broken adjustable collective drive-link. Subsequent tests have revealed the need for a redesign of the assembly. The company notified operators of the grounding order on the evening of 28 May, ...
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USNexamines F-18 UCAV demonstration
The US Navy is considering using the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18 as the basis for a next-generation uninhabited combat air-vehicle (UCAV). The USN is discussing launching a proof-of-concept demonstrator programme with Boeing and MDC which could lead to a first-generation operational UCAV based around the F-18 airframe. ...
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Prestwick seeks new work after J41 closure
British Aerospace has signalled its final exit from turboprop regional-aircraft production, with the announcement that it is to close the Jetstream 41 assembly line at Prestwick, Scotland. The move is being backed by a renewed drive to find replacement aerostructures work for the site. Production of the J41, ...
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Lockheed Martin tests joined-wing model
Lockheed Martin is flight-testing a scale model of a joined-wing tanker/transport being studied under its New Strategic Aircraft (NSA) project. Initial tests of the 1.98m-span radio-controlled model exhibited "excellent" flight characteristics and met or exceeded objectives, the company says. A joined-wing design would allow the aircraft to be equipped with ...
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Delays force Mesa to curtail Dash 8 order
MESA AIR GROUP has cancelled the remaining 13 of a 25-aircraft order for Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200 regional turboprops, citing delivery delays and technical problems. Options on a further 25 aircraft have been cancelled, but Mesa says that it will keep 12 Dash 8s already delivered. Bombardier ...
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Kawasaki delivers first prototype OH-1 helicopter
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered its first XOH-1 prototype scout helicopter to the Japan Defence Agency (JDA), marking a major landmark for the country's first indigenous rotary-wing aircraft development programme. Japan's parliamentary under-secretary for defence, Katsuhito Asano, used the delivery ceremony to re-affirm Government support for the ...
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Russian court rules out Sukhoi objection
A legal challenge to the formation of AVPK Sukhoi, the planned grouping of Russian military design bureaux and production houses, has been refused by Russia's supreme court. The lawsuit had been brought by Alexander Merkulov, general manager of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur production plant. He was supported by Mikhail Simonov, ...
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Rafale order
The French Government has ordered the first 13 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters following agreement with major subcontractors and Dassault to cut prices by 10%. A further order, for 48 aircraft, has been thrown into doubt by a possible change of government. The order covers ten Rafales for the navy and ...
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Aeromexico checks Transaero DC-10
Aeromexico has completed a C-check on an ex-American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 for Finavion, which has leased the aircraft to Russia's Transaero Airlines. Work was performed at Mexico City, where the airline has carried out third-party maintenance since 1995, for carriers from Mexico, such as Allegro and Aerocaribe, and overseas, ...
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Lucas provides JSF emergency power
LUCAS AEROSPACE is to provide an emergency power-generating system (EPGS) to be flight-tested in an F-16 modified by Lockheed Martin to demonstrate power-by-wire flight controls for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The unit will be supplied under the JSF Integrated Subsystems Technology demonstrator programme. The EPGS is an ...
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United introduces virtual maintenance training
UNITED AIRLINES HAS introduced a "virtual-reality" training tool designed to improve the troubleshooting skills of Boeing 737 maintenance technicians. Wicat Systems' Maintenance Virtual Workplace is in- tended to reduce the incidence of component removals when no fault is found. The Virtual Workplace is a CD-ROM-based desktop training aid ...
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French mount joint export initiative
The French aeronautics-equipment industry has formed a series of links between large and small companies, aimed at helping the latter increase their export businesses. The AERO-PME initiative creates links between 50 smaller companies and their larger counter- parts, which already have a strong export base. "We ...
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Goldin's vision
NASA administrator Daniel Goldin is keen on projects which push scientific and technological knowledge to their limits within small budgets. The Origins programme is one such, and the New Millennium plan for affordable "micro" missions is another. "Origins' goals - searching out clues to fundamental questions about the ...