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John Fozard
John Fozard, chief designer of the British Aerospace Harrier from 1965-78, died at the end of July. Among the many titles and positions he held, was marketing director at BAe Kingston-Brough division from 1978, and president of the Royal Aeronautical Society during 1986-7. Since his retirement from BAe in 1989, ...
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C-130/helicopter clash explained
Sir - You published my letter "Keeping out of helicopters' way" (Flight International, 31 July-6 August, P46), about the RAF Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules being flown at low level through intense helicopter activity south-east of Silverstone, near Milton Keynes, UK, on 14 July, British Grand Prix day. I ...
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Civil and military helicopter directory
Douglas Barrie, Max Kingsley-Jones and Jennifer Pite/LONDON DESPITE THE recent gloom in the civil-helicopter business, the manufacturers are now more confident that a recovery is within sight, and have been bullishly developing new models. In 1995, US-manufactured new civil helicopter shipments totalled 314, a slight improvement ...
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Oxford gives operators a Neu-SIGHT into corrosion
Andrew Doyle/LONDON AN INSPECTION tool using neutron radiography will allow non-destructive testing for corrosion in aircraft structures to be carried out more quickly and effectively than with X-ray or ultrasonic techniques, according to developer Oxford Instruments. The tool, called the Neu-SIGHT, uses a high-intensity beam ...
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Gyro damages
A February jury decision that Honeywell illegally monopolised the laser-gyro market has been upheld by a US court, but its award of $234 million damages to Litton has been rejected. A new trial on damages has been ordered. Source: Flight International
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Scouting for success
The first Japanese indigenously designed military helicopter is poised for its first flight. Paul Lewis/TOKYO JAPAN'S FIRST INDIGENOUSLY developed helicopter, the Kawasaki OH-X scout, is scheduled to have its maiden flight within a few days. The new military machine has been designed specifically for Japan's ...
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DHL eyes widebody freighters for European operations
DHL AIRWAYS is targeting late 1997 or early 1998 to introduce widebodied freighters on to its European network, as it seeks to modernise and upgrade its fleet. The US-based package carrier operates some 50 aircraft on its European cross-border network, including 24 Stage 3 Boeing 727-100/200 freighters. Two more -200Fs ...
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FAA moves ahead with local-area GPS teams
FOUR TEAMS HAVE received contracts to support US Federal Aviation Administration development of the local-area augmentation system (LAAS) which is needed to provide Category II/III precision-approach capability using the global-positioning system (GPS). The delayed contracts awarded to Harris, PRC, Raytheon and Wilcox pre-qualify the teams to bid on task orders ...
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NTSB urges increase in inspections of JT8D fan-hubs
INCREASED inspection of Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200-series fan hubs has been urged by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), following July's uncontained failure of an engine on a Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88. Two passengers were killed and four injured when the left-engine hub disintegrated, sending debris ...
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Midwest nines
Midwest Express Airlines has acquired two ex-Garuda McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32s, and agreed to purchase a third, taking its fleet to 26 aircraft. The DC-9s will be equipped with Stage 3 hushkits and delivered in 1997. Source: Flight International
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QNC completes 707 hushkit tests and prepares DC-8 for flight
QUIET NACELLE (QNC) has completed flight-tests of a Stage 3 hushkit for the Boeing 707, and is awaiting supplemental type-certification (STC). The hushkit was installed on a Pratt & Whitney JT3D-powered US Air Force Boeing WC-135B (the military 707) for acoustic testing at Moses Lake, Washington. Miami-based QNC ...
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SLAM ER tests
Captive flight-tests of the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Stand-Off Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) have been completed on a US Navy MDC F-18. Separation tests begin in early August, leading to the first SLAM ER flight, scheduled for February 1997. Source: Flight International
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China backs US gyroplane
US GYROPLANE developer Groen Brothers Aviation (GBA) has signed a letter of intent covering licence-assembly of its aircraft in China. Shanghai Energy and Chemicals (SECC) plans to buy 200 H2X three-seat commercial gyroplanes with which to establish an air-taxi company in China, and for corporate transport around congested Shanghai. SECC ...
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US Forces team up to analyse alternative precision approaches
THE US AIR Force has issued a request for information (RFI) on precision-approach systems. The Air Force, Navy and Army have formed a Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) team which will analyse alternatives for both land- and sea-based operations. Key JPALS objectives include interoperability within the ...
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Japan goes it alone
Japan's helicopter industry is only now beginning to come of age, with the development of its own indigenous designs Paul Lewis/TOKYO JAPAN'S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY lays claim to a rich and varied history of manufacturing helicopters, dating back more than 40 years. For the most part, however, this ...
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Grand restrictions
Sightseeing aircraft will be banned from 87% of the Grand Canyon National Park, compared with the current 45%, under rules proposed by the US Department of Transportation and intended to "-restore natural quiet". About 40 operators carry 800,000 tourists annually over the Canyon. Source: Flight International
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IAI Turkish F-4 upgrade will go ahead
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV ISRAELI financial institutions have agreed on a funding package enabling Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to proceed with the upgrade of Turkish air force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms. IAI is also negotiating a deal to upgrade Turkish Northrop F-5s. The Phantom loan will ...
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FAA review attacks modern cockpits
David Learmount/LONDON MODERN AIRLINER cockpits are full of traps for pilots, according to a US Federal Aviation Administration-led international review of aircrew performance since the introduction of electronic flight-instrumentation systems. The report says that pilots "...too frequently had limited understanding of automation's capabilities, limitations, functions, ...
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Asiana to take its first Boeing 767 Freighter
ASIANA, THE LAUNCH CUSTOMER for Boeing's 767-300 General Market Freighter, will take the first of two aircraft this month. Based on the 767-300F package freighter developed for UPS, the General Market Freighter has cargo-handling systems on both main and lower decks, and incorporates environmental-control-system changes to enable live animals and ...
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Defective payload shrouds get the blame for Soyuz crashes
Tim Furniss/LONDON RUSSIAN SPACE officials have confirmed that the losses of two Soyuz U boosters on launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk on 14 May and 20 June were caused by defective payload shrouds. Each shroud disintegrated at T+49s (Flight International, 3-9 July). The Plastik company ...