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I-22 The Polish air force grounded its I-22s in early 1996 following a fatal crash in January. In the wake of the incident, some design modifications, including reducing the aircraft's landing-approach speed, are being implemented. The air force has also placed an order for an additional six aircraft. ...
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Xian aircraft
Y-7H This aircraft is a tactical-transport derivative of the Y-7, a version of the An-24. JH-7 China has flown at least two prototypes of this two-seat interdictor/strike aircraft, although its service entry is increasingly under doubt. Prototype aircraft are fitted with WS-6 turbofans, although ...
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Yakolev
YAKOVLEV HAS BEEN forced to modify the winglet design of the Yak-130, the contender for the air force trainer requirement. Flight-tests revealed that the winglets were deforming in flight. Yakovlev has since flown the aircraft with the winglets removed. The Yak-130 is effectively the company's last stake in military aircraft ...
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Trimble GPS deal
Trimble Navigation will provide the US Army with global-positioning-system (GPS) receivers to equip light-utility helicopters under a $13.4 million contract. The GPS maker will build 785 so-called Cargo Utility GPS Receivers (CUGR). The self-contained, lightweight stand-alone GPS units will be installed in the Army's Bell Helicopter Textron UH-1 transport helicopters. ...
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Dusseldorf expansion
Jet Aviation has expanded its Dusseldorf Airport, Germany, business-aircraft maintenance centre into a fixed- base operation, providing ramp services for corporate and general aviation. The company's Hanover, Germany, centre has been approved to overhaul Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Astra and Westwind business jets, and Jet Aviation has joined the maintenance ...
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Maersk begins overhaul of Estonian Air
Max Kingsley-Jones/BILLUND MAERSK AIR has set about ploughing its airline expertise into Estonian Air, following ratification of its agreement to take a 49% stake in the privatised Baltic carrier. In May, the Danish airline, in partnership with investment consortium Baltic Creco, was chosen by the ...
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NASA winds up SLFC project
NASA CLAIMS to have demonstrated that aerodynamic drag in future high-speed civil transports (HSCTs) could be significantly reduced by the development of supersonic laminar-flow wings. The claims follow the conclusion of the agency's Lockheed F-16XL supersonic-laminar-flow-control (SLFC) experiment at Langley Research Center, Virginia (Flight International, 1-7 November, 1995, ...
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Frontier dips
Frontier Airlines is the latest of the US start-ups to warn of a likely dip in its fortunes in the September quarter. The Denver-based carrier says that it expects to post a loss over the three months, blaming sluggish traffic, rising fuel costs and rising lease rates. The loss would ...
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Manufacturers' forecasts chart bright future for cargo aircraft
BOEING AND McDonnell Douglas (MDC) are forecasting strong growth in the air-cargo market, with the world's freighter fleet expected to double over the next 20 years. MDC's predictions are slightly more optimistic than Boeing's, with an annual growth rate in air cargo of 7.9%, compared with Boeing's assessment ...
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Maersk ponders Fokker options
MAERSK AIR is examining various options for the renewal of its 50-seat Fokker 50 turboprops, which include the acquisition of a regional-jet type. The Copenhagen, Denmark-based airline, a division of one of world's largest shipping companies AP Moller, operates seven leased Fokker 50s alongside its fleet of Boeing ...
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ACE customer
An undisclosed aircraft manufacturer has placed a $2 million order for Concentra's recently launched Aircraft Configuration Environment (ACE) knowledge-based engineering-design software, which is based on Concentra's ICAD System. Source: Flight International
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Computervision improves CADDS 5 design software
COMPUTERVISION has introduced a new version of its CADDS 5 computer-aided-design software, specifically targeted at helping collaborative design of aerospace products. Bedford, Massachusetts-based Computervision says that the CADDS 5 Revision 6 will enable a team of design and manufacturing engineers to work concurrently on an entire assembly, allowing ...
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Process fields new infra-red de-icers
PROCESS Technologies has introduced two models of its InfraTek de-icing system, aimed at the general-aviation market. The InfraTek uses heat to de-ice aircraft and was demonstrated to airlines in March, when a US Federal Aviation Administration Boeing 727 was de-iced in less than 8min. The InfraTek system burns ...
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Georgia Tech develops low-cost MMW
GEORGIA INSTITUTE of Technology is developing an inexpensive millimetre-wave (MMW) radar antenna suitable for use in aircraft all-weather landing systems and missile seekers. A prototype built by the Atlanta-based institute is believed to be the first "Rotman lens" to operate at MMW frequencies - as high as 37GHz. ...
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Military aircraft of the world
The FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL'S 1996 Military Aircraft Directory provides details on the major military fixed-wing aircraft now in service or under development. As usual, turbine-powered military trainers have been included in the directory, as many advanced trainer aircraft are now also being promoted as light-to-medium strike fighters. ...
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Global Express takes to the air
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA BOMBARDIER's Global Express long-range business jet was flown for the first time on 13 October, reaching an altitude of 11,000ft (3,350m) and a speed of 210kt (390km/h) during the 2h 46min maiden flight from the Canadian company's de Havilland factory at Downsview, near Toronto. ...
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Bidders line up to rescue Air Liberté
Julian Moxon/PARIS BRITISH AIRWAYS and Virgin Express have emerged among the bidders for Air Liberté, the embattled French independent carrier which has been given six months to secure its future. British Airways made its offer through its French subsidiary TAT. Together, the two airlines would give BA a major slice ...