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Surface-to-Air/Surface-to-Surface
It is generally believed that the USA's interest in ramjet propulsion was rekindled, at least at a research level, during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war when it gained access to Soviet technology in the shape of captured SA-6 Gainful surface-to-air missiles. The SA-6, like the SA-4 Ganef, uses a ramjet sustainer, ...
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Bombardier acquires Innotech for Global
Bombardier is to acquire the business-aircraft completion division of Innotech Aviation. The Canadian manufacturer plans to outfit its Global Express long-range business jet at Innotech, based at Montreal's Dorval airport. The deal to acquire Innotech from Halifax-based IMP International is expected to be completed at the end of ...
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Eurocopter leases EC135s to Bavarian police
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Eurocopter has won Government approval for a contract to supply nine EC135 light helicopters on a ten-year lease to police in the south German state of Bavaria. According to Eurocopter, the contract will be signed on 13 November, now that the Bavarian regional government ...
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Citation certification
Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Nebraska, has certificated AlliedSignal's GNS-XLS global-positioning/flight-management system for primary- means over-water navigation in a Cessna Citation III. Source: Flight International
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Visionaire rolls out Vantage
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES VisionAire rolled out its Vantage six-seat, proof-of-concept business jet on 8 November from Scaled Composites' Mojave site in California. Firm orders for "nearly 50 Vantages, representing sales in excess of $75 million", have been booked to date, says VisionAire founder, chairman and chief ...
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GEC-Marconi struggles for Il-76 data
Paul Lewis/ZHUHAI GEC-Marconi is facing difficulty in obtaining the design specifications from Ilyushin needed to modify its Il-76 transport to take the Argus 2000 airborne early-warning (AEW) sys- tem, now being offered to China. There has been some "foot-dragging" on the part of the Russians to ...
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Thomson and Siemens discussions on air-traffic management venture make progress
Talks between Thomson-CSF and Siemens on a joint venture which would create the "biggest air-traffic management [ATM] enterprise in Europe and the second-biggest in the world" are expected to be concluded in "several months", says Siemens. The French and German concerns already have several joint industry programmes and ...
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UK considers laser weaponry for Royal Air Force and Navy
Douglas Barrie/London The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is exploring fielding advanced laser weaponry on Royal Navy ships and Royal Air Force fast jets for missile defence. The MoD is close to awarding one or more study contracts examine replacing the navy's Phalanx gun air-defence system ...
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Russia will privatise Domodedovo
The Russian Government has decided to privatise Domodedovo Commercial Aviation Enterprise, which runs Moscow's main domestic airport and the Domodedovo airline operation. Anew public company, Domodedovo Service, will be set up to run the airport, which handled close to 6 million passengers in 1995, although a majority 51% will stay ...
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MHS Aviation rigs up GPS on more aircraft
MHS Aviation, which primarily operates to oil and gas rigs in the South China Sea, is stepping up trials of the Swedavia-developed Global Positioning & Communications (GP&C) system and plans to use it on its entire helicopter fleet. MHS Aviation initially installed a system on a Sikorsky S-61 in September ...
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Malaysia is still uncertain on maritime-helicopter choice
Malaysia may not make a final decision on its choice of a maritime helicopter for its two new-build frigates until the middle of 1997, despite clear indications that a variant of the Westland Super Lynx is favoured. First Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, the Royal Malaysian Navy Inspector ...
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Hobart and Mak launch ground-power units
Hobart Aircraft Ground Power has introduced a 90kVA ground-power unit (GPU), driven by a Deutz water-cooled engine. The GPU was launched at the InterAirport '96 show, held in Atlanta, Georgia, in October. The GPU combines an electrically governed Deutz engine with a generator designed by Troy, Ohio-based Hobart. ...
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United picks E-Ticket marketing team
United Airlines has teamed with IBM and British Airways' Speedwing consulting arm to market its E-Ticket electronic-ticketing system to carriers worldwide. United says that more than 30% of eligible customers now use the E-Ticket service introduced a year ago on the US carrier's 4,000 daily domestic flights. United plans to ...
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Langkawi to expand as training school
Langkawi Helicopter Services (LHS) is set to expand following the purchase of 30% of the firm by Amanah Saham Anak Langkawi. Chief executive Mohammad Abdullah says that LHS will set up a helipad and helicopter-training school in Langkawi on land near the airport provided by the Langkawi Development Authority. ...
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Safeguards are needed on reporting
Sir - The leader "No-gain pain" (Flight International, 16-22 October) was interesting reading. It is important to protect the identities of those accused by confidential incident-reporting systems. Most systems make strenuous efforts to protect the identity of accusers, because otherwise the flow of information would dry up. ...
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Anti-Radiation Missiles
Germany's Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik unveiled its Aramis design for an anti-radiation missile (ARM) at the Berlin air show in June. The basic configuration of the dual-mode-seeker, ramjet-powered missile was the result of several collaborative projects with France. This included the SPRINT programme to develop a dual-mode passive-radar/imaging- infra-red seeker. ...
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SECA
Henri-Paul Puel, chairman and chief executive of France's Sogerma Maintenance Centre, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Sogerma subsidiary SECA. Puel is a replacement for Maurice Bloch, who has held the position since 1990, and was deputy executive officer from 1976. Source: Flight International
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GEC-Marconi is first choice for Chinese FC-1 avionics
China National Aero Technology Import and Export (CATIC) is set to select the GEC-Marconi Blue Hawk radar and avionics for the new Chengdu Aircraft (CAC) FC-1 fighter. A new F-7 variant has also been revealed. CATIC and CAC are expected to choose GEC-Marconi as its preferred radar and ...
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Airbus completes high-altitude landing tests
Airbus has completed a series of high-altitude landing and engine-out take-off demonstrations at China's Lhasa Airport with an A340. The trials at the 11,700ft (3,600m) Tibetan airport included a take-off with a simulated No 1 engine failure at V1 and climb-out of the Lhasa valley to an altitude ...
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GPS venture
Rockwell-Collins has signed a deal with Shanghai Avionics and Shanghai Broadcast Equipment to design, develop and build a global positioning system (GPS) in China. Shanghai Rockwell Collins Navigation and Communications Equipment will supply commercial GPS equipment for local use. Source: Flight International