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Joint displays
Avionic Displays (ADC) of the USA and South Korea's LG Electronics have formed an alliance covering the design, development and manufacture of flat-panel colour displays. ADC will use LG's active-matrix liquid-crystal displays in a range of civil and military display modules. Source: Flight International
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Quiet power
AvAero's Boeing 737-200 hushkit has been cleared for operation at full-power settings on aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17, at the maximum certificated take-off weight of 58,160kg. The US Federal Aviation Administration approval also allows the use of 40¡ landing-flap settings. Source: ...
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Ion drive
NASA's first New Millennium mission, Deep Space 1, will be propelled through interplanetary space by an ion drive engine. Tim Furniss/LONDON AS A PART OF SEVERAL new space-engine initiatives by the US space agency NASA, the prototype of a xenon-ion engine is undergoing a year-long test firing at ...
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Performance completes Legend trials
PERFORMANCE Aircraft has completed more than 50h of flight-testing of its Legend high-performance kitplane. The all-composite tandem-seater has been designed primarily as a racing aircraft, and is modelled on the North American P-51 Mustang. Estimated performance includes a never-exceed speed of 435kt (800km/h). The prototype is powered by ...
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ML Aviation snaps up Frazer-Nash
ML AVIATION HAS acquired the product range of Frazer-Nash Defence Systems, a division of the UK's Airscrew Howden. The move is aimed at establishing the firm as "a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of airborne weapons carriage and release systems". ML Aviation, a subsidiary of ...
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Condor will decide on A320s by year end
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE HAS received commitments from German charter operator Condor for up to 24 Airbus single-aisle aircraft, which are expected to be converted to a firm contract before the end of the year. Airbus says that the deal include orders for six A320s and six A321s, plus six additional options ...
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Where safety responsibility lies
Sir -Your Comment "Under oversight" (Flight International, 31 July-6 August) could give the impression that regulatory authorities rely on their own direct inspections to achieve high safety standards in aviation. This has never been the case. The aviation-safety process has always relied on regulatory-authority approval and licensing of ...
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Communication challenge
Passenger demand for on-board telephones is fuelling intense industrial competition. Kieran Daly/LONDON FEW battles being fought in the world of airliner equipment are fiercer than those to supply on-board telephony. As passengers come to expect telephones on aircraft, the degree of use is growing and so are the ...
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Keeping track of the trackers
The run-up to decision time on NATO's surveillance need has begun. Andrew Chuter/LONDON AIRBORNE GROUND surveillance and targeting came of age in the 1991 US-led Desert Storm operation against Iraq when two Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (JSTARS) development aircraft received glowing ...
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The red card
Air-display safety parameters are rigidly enforced at Farnborough. David Learmount/LONDON SUKHOI'S SU-37 THRUST-vectored fighter provided the 1996 Farnborough air show with its most stunning flight display, involving the "Kulbit", or somersault, manoeuvre. The routine, however, had to be revalidated by the show organisers twice during the ...
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New master of the loads
McDonnell Douglas is establishing the MD-11 as a major force in the large-transport cargo market. Kevin O'Toole and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON LUFTHANSA CARGO'S surprise order for five McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-11F freighters, placed half-way through the Farnborough show, could hardly have come at a better time for the tri-jet ...
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Getting back to business
The resurgence of global aviation appeared to be confirmed at Farnborough International '96, held from 2-8 September. According to show organiser the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), the exhibition drew 280,000 visitors over the seven-day period (130,000 trade and 150,000 public), representing a 20% increase over the 1994 show. ...
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IPTN tries out ACE software to speed up N2130 development
IPTN IS CARRYING out a six-month pilot project, using Concentra's latest Aircraft Configuration Environment (ACE) software, which could lead to its adoption for development of the Indonesian company's planned N2130 family of regional jets. The project, aimed at optimising the design of the N2130's wing, for minimum cycle ...
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Embraer evaluates next regional developments
AS EMBRAER establishes its EMB-145 in the regional market on its approach to service entry, the Brazilian manufacturer is evaluating possible developments of its commercial product line. Embraer president Mauricio Botelho says that the company is evaluating developments in size categories on either side of the 50-seat, three-abreast ...
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EJA confirms biggest-ever order for Cessna Citation
EXECUTIVE JET Aviation (EJA) has finalised its much-anticipated order, for a large number of business jets, with Cessna, securing the biggest single order ever placed in the corporate-jet sector. The Montvale, New Jersey-based fractional-ownership specialist has placed a $600 million firm contract for 45 Cessna Citations, including 20 ...
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Lufthansa engines
Lufthansa Cargo has selected General Electric CF6-80C2D1F engines to power McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters, for which five firm orders and seven options were placed during the Farnborough air show. The aircraft on firm order are due to be delivered in 1998, beginning in June, while the MD-11s on option could ...
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Smiths wins Airbus deal
SMITHS INDUSTRIES Aerospace has been selected by Aerospatiale to supply datalink-control display units (DCDUs) for Airbus airliners. The deal, worth up to £30 million ($47 million) over 12 years, will lead to the first application of active-matrix liquid-crystal displays in Airbus aircraft. The displays form part of plans ...
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ILS launches two satellites on Proton and Atlas boosters
Tim Furniss/LONDON ILS INTERNATIONAL Launch Services has demonstrated its satellite and orbital delivery service by launching, in two days, the Inmarsat 3F2 and GE 1 communications satellites on Proton and Atlas boosters from Baikonur in Kazakhstan and Cape Canaveral in Florida, respectively. The consortium linking Lockheed ...
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Matra Marconi plans small-satellite effort
MATRA MARCONI SPACE (MMS) is to enter the small-satellites market by introducing the Leostar 200 and 500 craft, aimed at operational low-Earth-orbit (LEO) observation and communications missions. The Leostar 500, in the 500-800kg range, will be well-suited to single-instrument Earth-observation missions, such as one using a radar antenna, ...
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Spaceport Florida gets more funds
THE SPACEPORT Florida Authority has received a further $280,000 from NASA to refurbish a military launch pad at Cape Canaveral for commercial use and to develop a customer-service centre at Port Canaveral. NASA's funding, which has now reached almost $1 million, complements $600,000 from the State of Florida ...