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Chile asks for Gripen data
SAAB SAYS THAT CHILE has requested information on the JAS39 Gripen fighter as a prelude to a possible competition. The Swedish manufacturer says that Chile is expected to decide in 1998 whether to buy new fighters, with an initial requirement for around 15 aircraft. The company expects Dassault ...
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Lockheed objects to T-38 award
Tony Gill/VIRGINIA LOCKHEED MARTIN has made a protest about the award of the US Air Force's Northrop T-38 avionics-upgrade (AUP) contract to a combination McDonnell Douglas (MDC) and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). The protest, which is filed with the US General Accounting Office (GAO), focuses ...
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Gulfstream V meets long-range target
Graham Warwick/SAVANNAH THE GULFSTREAM V business jet is meeting its specific-range guarantee, and is "on track" to achieve its 12,000km (6,500nm) designed range, at Mach 0.8, despite being overweight, the manufacturer says. Senior vice-president, GV programme, Pres Henne, says that the aircraft has sufficient margin to accommodate ...
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MDC prepares T-45 Goshawk for F124 ground runs
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) was planning to begin ground runs of a T-45A Goshawk trainer re-engined with the AlliedSignal F124 turbofan as Flight International went to press. Its first flight is due on 16 September. The F124-powered T-45 is being offered to meet the Royal Australian Air Force's ...
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MDC pushes for civil C-17
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is about to request that the rights to its C-17 military transport be transferred from the US Department of Defense to the Commerce Department as a prelude to marketing the MD-17 commercial derivative. The formal request for the transfer ...
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Lufthansa to sell 737-400 fleet in cost-cutting move
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH LUFTHANSA IS TO SELL its fleet of six Boeing 737-400s as part of a major cost-cutting programme under way at the German national airline. According to Lufthansa, cost-cutting probes have exposed unnecessary capacities and unprofitable routes. "We have pinpointed the 737-400 as an ...
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Northrop Grumman protests to GAO over Raytheon radar win
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has challenged the selection of Raytheon Electronic Systems to develop and produce the next-generation airport surveillance radar for the US Federal Aviation Administration and the US military. On 9 August, the US Air Force, which is managing the radar procurement, awarded Raytheon a $620 million contract ...
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ValuJet misses 23 August target date for service resumption
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has failed to resume flights by the 23 August start-up target, which it had set earlier in the month. The carrier says that "proving runs" were to take place on 20-21 August for the benefit of US Federal Aviation Administration inspectors. ...
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New FAA separation standards may cause delays
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's imposition on 16 August of new wake-vortex approach-separations will create delays claim busy airports. Los Angeles International Airport, California, potentially the worst affected, claims that delays could go up by 72%. The official Wake Turbulence Government/Industry Team, set up to take part ...
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Three UK services consider their needs
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE UK MINISTRY of Defence is looking at possible future unmanned-air-vehicle (UAV) roles under a tri-service study being coordinated by a Royal Air Force operational-requirements department. The move comes as the MoD prepares to announce that GEC-Marconi has finally resolved the long-running problems with ...
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Air transport avionics
UK Avionics supplier Air Transport Avionics of Slough, Berkshire, is launching a flight-data-recorder repair service at Farnborough '96. The company already provides repair services for radar, distance-measuring and navigation equipment and general electronics. Air Transport Avionics is celebrating its 50th year of operation. Source: Flight International
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Chinese airline is 'pressured' to buy local MD-90s
SHENZHEN AIRLINES is complaining that it is facing growing pressure from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to purchase five locally manufactured McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90-30s, instead of additional Boeing aircraft. According to the carrier, it is being told by the Chinese authority to take the ...
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Mi-28N roll-out
Mil has rolled out the first prototype of the Mi-28N all-weather night-attack derivative of its Mi-28 Havoc attack helicopter. The helicopter is fitted with a mast-mounted radar, which operates in the millimetre and centimetre wavebands. An imaging-infra-red system is mounted in the nose. The helicopter has also been fitted with ...
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Boeing fights airline doubts in bid for 747-X go-ahead
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS MOUNTING an intensive last-minute push to launch the Boeing 747-500/600X growth derivatives at the Farnborough air show, which starts on 2 September, but the US manufacturer is struggling to win sufficient airline support - partly caused by the $230 million price ...
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Helicopter first
Japan's first indigenously developed civil helicopter, the Mitsubishi MH2000, had its first flight on 29 July at the company's Komaki plant in Nagoya. The twin-engine prototype's maiden flight is reported to have been limited to a hover at a height of 13ft (4m). A second flying prototype is planned. ...
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Explosion located
Investigators of the 17 July Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 crash near Long Island, New York, say that they are now certain that the explosion which brought the aircraft down took place "in the centre-tank area" of the fuselage. The US National Transportation Safety Board says, however, that the cause ...
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ATC Lasham/Wynnwith
In a new contract with the Farnborough International '96 organisers, ATC Lasham and Wynnwith Engineering have joined forces to provide aircraft engineering support at the show. With a ground crew of over 40 personnel, the joint team has responsibility for moving aircraft from the runway-section of the static park before ...
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Farnborough International TV and Radio '96
This year's show will mark the first appearance of Farnborough International Television (FITV). The service, produced by Surrey-based Aerospace Communication Services, is designed to provide exhibitors and visitors alike with a comprehensive news and information service throughout the duration of the show. FITV will include interviews with prominent ...
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Wright Leads The Way In Eletric Technology
THE WRIGHT Laboratory, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, in the USA, is carrying out a range of studies into more-electric aircraft technology. Its Aerospace Power division is charged with developing high-performance, cost-effective aerospace power systems for existing and future aircraft. A major project involves flight tests of ...
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Colebrand
Colebrand is showing its range of thermal-reflective aircraft canopy covers, which have been selected by the Royal Air Force and the US Marine Corps. The covers are designed to prevent excessive cockpit temperatures when aircraft are parked outside in hot climates, which can cause reliability problems. Source: ...