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MSG solar panel problem 'will not hinder NASA's Mars goals'
Tim Furniss/LONDON NASA says that the partially unfurled solar panel on the Mars Global Surveyor (MSG) spacecraft, launched on 7 November, will "-not significantly impair" the craft's ability to aerobrake into its orbit around the planet or "-affect its performance" during the cruise and science elements of ...
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McDonnell Douglas offers Poland F-18 assembly deal
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has offered Poland final assembly of the F-18 fighter/attack aircraft, if it is selected to meet its fighter requirement. MDC says that Poland is the only one of the three Central European countries now considering the F-18 to ask for local final assembly and that, if selected, ...
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Moon ice
The US Department of Defense said on 2 December that its Clementine research satellite, which went into orbit around the Moon in 1993, returned data which indicate the likelihood that ice "-makes up part of the Moon's surface layer near the south pole". The Pentagon has speculated that the water ...
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Airbus and Boeing vie to modernise Indian Airlines
State-owned Indian Airlines has take the first step towards a massive overhaul of its fleet by informing manufacturers in late November that it is to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing 737-200 and A300B2/B4s. The 15 737s are operated by the recently created Indian Airlines subsidiary, Alliance ...
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A Whimper, Not a Bang
There is no doubt, even among French commentators, that the privatisation of Thomson SA has been bungled, leaving the restructuring of the European aerospace industry little further than the launch pad. The latest failure to agree will undoubtedly prove to be a temporary setback, but it still means that, as ...
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Aerospace trade shows
The US Regional Airlines Association Annual Convention is now due to be held on 12-14 May, at Reno, Nevada, rather than on 6-8 May, as listed in the Flight International Aerospace Trade Show Calendar (27 November-3 December). The details for Aerospace India 96 were inadvertently published as being ...
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USAF invites industry spaceplane ideas
Industry has been invited to brief the USAir Force on concepts for a military "spaceplane" capable of being operated in the upper atmosphere and in low-Earth orbit. An integrated concept team (ICT) formed by the USAF to evaluate spaceplane concepts invited interested companies to present their ideas on ...
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Uzbek 767 delivered
Uzbekistan Havo Yullair, the Uzbekistan national carrier, has taken delivery of the first of two Boeing 767s. The second aircraft is to be delivered in March 1997. The aircraft may be flown on routes from Tashkent to New York and cities in Asia Pacific. Source: Flight ...
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Sarajevo delay
Crossair has postponed its planned launch of scheduled services between Zurich and Sarajevo after deciding that the Bosnian airport does not yet have in place an adequate approach system, snow clearance or de-icing. The Swiss regional carrier now plans to begin flights in January. Source: Flight International
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Iranian Antonovs
Antonov is reported to have signed an agreement which will see assembly of the Antonov An-140 50-seat twin turboprop regional airliner in Iran begin in March 1998. The agreement calls for the Iranians to assemble 12 An-140s a year, for both the civil and military markets, at a site now ...
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Tunnel boost
The temporary closing to passenger traffic of the Channel tunnel, which connects France and the UK, has resulted in a significant increase of air traffic between the UK and continental Europe. British Airways, British Midland and Air France have all boosted capacity to Paris, the former by 25%. On the ...
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ADC grounded
Nigerian airline ADC has been grounded by the authorities following the 7 November Boeing 727-200 crash near Lagos in which 141 people were killed (Flight International, 13-19 November, P6). The Aviation Ministry says that grounding is necessary because continued operation would hinder the accident investigation. Source: ...
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Dragonair A330
Hong Kong's fast-growing regional carrier Dragonair is planning to acquire a sixth Airbus A330-300 for delivery in 1998. The airline is negotiating with Airbus to convert an A330 option already held by its sister carrier Cathay Pacific Airways. Source: Flight International
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Nimrod pod decoy
The Royal Air Force has test-flown a pod-mounted variant of the GEC-Marconi Ariel towed radar-decoy on a British Aerospace Nimrod MR2. The MR2 was operationally deployed with an "internally" carried towed-radar decoy during the 1991 Gulf War. The variant now being test flown is similar to that deployed on RAF ...
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JDAM success
Two successful test launches were made of the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 25-26 November from two Lockheed Martin F-16s. The first was a fully guided flight, using the global-positioning system to navigate the boom to a hit on target. The second ...
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Eurofighter progress
The four nations participating in the Eurofighter programme now expect to conclude the production-investment phase of the EF2000 project "early in 1997", according to a statement released following a quadrilateral governmental meeting. Source: Flight International
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Croatia to replace 737S
Croatia Airlines is in negotiation for the acquisition of up to six Airbus A319s, to replace its fleet of Boeing 737-200s, in a deal valued at around $200 million. Negotiations on the final conditions of the sale are understood still to be in progress, but, if confirmed, it would signal ...
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VPK MAPO offers Flogger upgrade
VPK MAPO is offering the Indian air force an upgrade for its fleet of Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger strike aircraft, with an aircraft in attendence at the Bagalore air show, as well as proposing to upgrade its MiG-29 Fulcrum As to MiG-29SM standard. The Flogger would receive new cockpit avionics while ...
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Enzian renewals
Orlando, Florida-based Enzian Technology is earmarked to refurbish up to 16 US Navy Beech T-34C instrument flight trainers with new computers, software, digital control-loading, electric three-axis motion systems and new instructor operator stations. Source: Flight International
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Apogee improves
Sogitec plans to introduce an improved version of its Apogee high-performance image generator in mid-1997. The company has sold 15 Apogees, including systems for the French and Taiwanese air forces' Dassault Mirage 2000 full-mission simulators. Source: Flight International