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JSF marriage hogs limelight on flat defence scene
The British Aerospace link-up with Lockheed Martin for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition stole the headlines at Paris on the defence scene. Many consider the long-predicted transatlantic link a foregone conclusion, but talks had been going between BAe and its two suitors until Monday. It ...
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If this is lundi it must be Le Bourget
The trials and tribulations of a whistle-stop holiday in Europe were humorously portrayed in a film quaintly called If this is Tuesday, it must be Belgium. The same sentiment springs to mind when you scan the international air show calendar, which now boasts a plethora of events, both ...
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Turboprop market rings to the sounds of silence
Don't expect a war of words as the battle for the 50-seater turboprop market heats up - expect a war of whispers instead. Both Saab with its top-of -the-range high-performance Saab 2000 and the Bombardier Regional Aircraft (BRAD) de Havilland Dash 8Q series are claiming technological advances which ...
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ACR is in Top gear
ACR is in top gear after officials at the airshow announced the award of two multi-year contracts from General Electric worth more than $37million. GE has chosen ACR gearboxes for military and commercial aircraft engines. The military contract, worth $13million, is for accessory and power takeoff ...
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Uplifting
It's up, up and away for the new diesel-operated lift truck made by Hydraulics International which can be seen in Hall 3/C13a. The American firm is exhibiting for the first time the ART 1, which loads bombs and missiles on to aircraft. Says Hossein Gharai, Director - International ...
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Remaining air shows in 1997
United States Air and Trade Show - Dayton Ohio. July 16-20 Airshow Canada '97 - Vancouver. August 6-10 Taipei Aerospace & Technology Exhibition - TATE '97 - Taipei. August 14-17 Vietnam Aviation Expo - Hanoi. September 10-12 NBBA '97 - Dallas, Texas ...
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Billion dollar deals fail to disguise 'big deal' feeling
Great tracts of the aerospace landscape seem to be "on hold" at this Paris air show. The French industry, with so much to do to set its house in order, awaits this Saturday's landmark speech by new Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. Boeing, a huge chunk of the rest of the ...
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Virtual reality aids textile designer
Testori Interiors uses 3D computer graphics to design its range of aircraft and railway interiors - one of relatively few to do so, claims area manager Gregory Wolf. "We have been using it for about a year," says Wolf, "and it's now a key part of our business." ...
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Srebot carbon measuring device
Srebot Technologies has had a successful premier appearance at the Paris air show in Hall 4/B10. The firm, which makes engine rings and measuring devices, has launched a new carbon measuring device. This is designed to provide precise measurements for items of between 200mm and 6,000mm. ...
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Atlantic warming.
GEC-Marconi Electro-Optics said yesterday at the show that it welcomes the Royal Netherlands Air Force's decision to recommend procurement of 60 of its Atlantic Navigation FLIR pods. Following a year-long competition, the Atlantic met both performance and cost criteria to provide 24-hour, all-weather operational capability for Dutch F-16 ...
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Gyrocopter seeks sponsor
In search of a sponsor, Daniel Pauchard has brought a model remote control gyrocopter to the Paris air show. It has taken inventor Pauchard ten years to perfect his design. The small model on the Chambre de Commerce Industrie Paris stand (Hall 3/C6) is a quarter of the ...
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Grumman business on back of nacelle order
Northrop Grumman has won a potential $200million worth of business after being chosen by Boeing to produce nacelle components, it was announced at Paris. The components, which include fan cowl assemblies, composite thrust reverser and inlet panels, is for Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 aircraft. ...
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$4.2billion JAS 39 order
The Swedish Government announced yesterday it will buy 64 Saab JAS 39 Gripens and fund development of technology upgrades for the fighter. The order, worth Kr28billion ($4.2billion), is the third batch order from the Swedish Ministry of Defence. Source: Flight Daily News
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DataFlight's $1m duty-free system
DataFlight Europe has concluded a $1million deal with Singapore Airlines for its On Board Trader system to process in-flight duty-free sales, an order which the company says is a major international breakthrough for its product. The package includes an on board system and a ground-based back-office and bonded store client/server ...
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Shuttle visit
Four members of the most multi-lingual, international crew ever launched into space were at the Show yesterday. The STS 84 Space Shuttle, recently returned from the Russian Mir space station docking mission, comprised one Frenchman, one Russian and five Americans - including one born in the UK, one in Peru ...
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Loadmaster deals
Ayres Corporation has sealed two deals worth up to $160million for LM200 Loadmaster freighters. Montana-based Corporate Air has signed for 10 of the $4million aircraft, with options on a further 20. Dutch cargo carrier Duijvestijn Aviation is taking five, with options on another five. ...
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IFF upgrade
A GEC-Marconi led consortium will address the UK Ministry of Defence requirement to upgrade the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) capability on most current platforms. The GEC-International Consortium is made up of GEC-Marconi Avionics (UK), GEC-Marconi Hazeltine (USA) and Thomson-CSF Communications (France). The UK has a ...
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Airline systems
Ethiopian Airlines is to install Interstate Electronics (IEC) Model 9002 Flight Management Systems on its B737-200 and L100-30 aircraft. Fitting of the Global Positioning System begins in September. Source: Flight Daily News
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Landing work
The landing gear control system for Raytheon's new Hawker Horizon business jet is to be made by Normalair-Garrett (NGL). The British Yeovil-based firm won the work from Messier-Dowty which is supplying the entire landing gear system for the aircraft. A subsidiary of GKN Westland Technologies, NGL ...
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Horizon choice
Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation (ABSC) has been selected by Messier-Dowty to design, develop and manufacture the complete braking system for Raytheon Aircraft Company's Hawker Horizon super mid-size business jet. The selection extends ABSC's role as the premier supplier of wheel and brake equipment for Raytheon Aircraft's turbine-powered aircraft. ...