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Boeing's high-speed transport efforts
Sir - To learn more about Boeing's high-speed transport efforts, Richard Wiggs (Flight International, 27 March-2 April, P107) should read Chapter 16 and PP267-278 of Robert Serlind's 1992 book Legend and Legacy, the Story of Boeing and its People. Chapter 16 says: "More than $1 billion had been ...
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Smooth stretch
Bell's 430 twin-engined helicopter looks sleek and provided a smooth flight in our test Peter Gray/SINGAPORE FIRST CAME THE Bell 222 intermediate weight, twin-engined, two-bladed, commercial helicopter in 1979, with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 3,570kg, rising to 3,750kg, and the first aircraft to be certificated ...
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Malaysia to construct Optica
A MALAYSIAN COMPANY is to manufacture the Optica OA7-300 light observation aircraft, under an agreement with FLS Aerospace and RCR of the UK. Under a recently signed memorandum of agreement, brokered by British Aerospace Airbus, FLS is to transfer production of the Optica to RCR for 12 months, ...
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German Government advisors push for domestic fuel tax
GERMANY'S Government-appointed environmental advisory panel has recommended a tax on aviation fuel on domestic routes. It is estimated that a kerosene tax equivalent to that already paid on diesel fuel would raise the cost of flying in Germany by 20%. In the long term, Ewers supports a tax ...
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Nice and easy
After establishing a niche market on its Scottish routes, London Luton-based low-fare airline easyJet is expanding into mainland Europe. Starting with a Luton-Amsterdam service on 24 April, easyJet will be adding Nice on 5 June and Barcelona a week later. One-way fares start at £35 ($55) to Amsterdam and £49 ...
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Sempati acquisition
Asean Air of Malaysia has acquired a 40% stake in the privately owned Indonesian regional carrier Sempati Air Transport. The deal reportedly increases the airline's capitalisation to 200 billion rupiah ($85.5 million), from 50 billion rupiah, and provides for the purchase of new, longer-range aircraft. The airline plans to float ...
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Japanese research budget covers new missile development
JAPAN'S TECHNICAL Research and Development Institute (TRDI) has secured funding to begin development of a new medium-range surface-to-air-missile (SAM) and to upgrade the Shinmaywa US-1A amphibian. Money for the two new projects is included in TRDI's recently approved '164.1 billion ($1.52 billion) budget for fiscal year 1996/7. The ...
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Hawker milestone
Raytheon Aircraft has delivered the 900th Hawker business jet with the hand-over of the 17th Hawker 1000 for Executive Jet Aviation's NetJets fractional-ownership programme. The Hawker series started as the de Havilland DH.125, becoming the Hawker Siddeley HS.125, then the British Aerospace 125, before its sale to Raytheon. ...
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Ilyushin gets Russian approval for Il-103
ILYUSHIN HAS received Russian certification for its Il-103 four-seat light aircraft. US certification of the aircraft, powered by a Teledyne Continental engine driving a Hartzell propeller, is expected this month. This would make the Il-103 the first Russian aircraft to receive US certification. Ilyushin forecasts a Russian market ...
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New Atlantic separation rules catch out corporate fliers
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA CORPORATE-AIRCRAFT operators are hoping for a significant delay to the scheduled 1 January 1997, introduction of reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM) on routes over the North Atlantic. The move to increase the capacity of Atlantic airspace by halving the vertical separation between aircraft to 1,000ft (300m) ...
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British Aerospace closes in on AWADI
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS BRITISH AEROSPACE Australia is close to acquiring control of rival Australian defence contractor AWADI, the defence-business unit of AWA. Negotiations now in progress apparently surround warranty questions and bank guarantees relating to continuity of existing contracts. The move would be wholly consistent with ...
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Boeing prepares for 747-300 conversion
BOEING HAS solved the last major design issues involved in converting the all-passenger version of the 747-300 to a freighter. The first modification could begin as early as next April. Boeing Wichita's Modification Responsibility Center has already completed engineering work on the 747-300 Combi conversion, and it will ...
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GE90-powered Boeing 777 enters ETOPS test arena
EXTENDED-RANGE-twin-operations (ETOPS) testing on the General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777 has finally begun, with both companies hopeful of receiving certification by about August. The long-delayed 1,000-cycle ETOPS testing began on 30 March, one day after Boeing received clearance from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The test aircraft, ...
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Cathay orders second CAE A330
CATHAY PACIFIC Airways has ordered a second Airbus A330 full-flight simulator from CAE Electronics. The A330-300 simulator, with 150¡-wide CAE MaxVue visual-system, will be delivered to Cathay's training centre at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport in the third quarter of 1996, joining an A330/A340 simulator and flight-training device supplied earlier. ...
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And then there were three...
FlightSafety finally emerges as an aggressive competitor for civil-simulation market leaders CAE and Thomson. Karen Walker/ATLANTA JUST WHEN THE commercial flight-simulator industry might have paused for breath and enjoyed a period of stability after years of unprecedented turmoil, it appears that the waters have been stirred again. ...
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Fokker Space buys Fokker controls unit
FOKKER CONTROL Systems (FCS), the Netherlands manufacturer of electric control-loading and motion systems for simulators, has been acquired by Fokker Space. FCS was part of bankrupt Fokker Aircraft. Fokker Space is an independent company not affected by the collapse of the Netherlands' aircraft-manufacturer, says FCS. Schiphol-based FCS produces ...
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FlightSafety expands Falcon training
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) is expanding its Falcon Jet training centre at Teterboro, New Jersey, to house additional simulators for Dassault business jets. The expansion will provide room for three new simulators, plus flight-training devices and classrooms. FSI's Simulation Systems division is already building a Falcon 2000 full-flight simulator ...
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Britannia update
Thomson Training & Simulation is to update Britannia Airways' Boeing 757/767-200 full-flight simulator, to add 767-300ER interchange capability, and supply a 757/767 desktop flight-management-system trainer. Thomson Training will replace the Rediffusion-built simulator's flight-management computer with a software simulation in an effort to improve the device's reliability. Source: Flight ...
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Opinicus completes low-cost simulator
Karen Walker/TAMPA A US COMPANY HAS completed a low-cost simulator which it believes has applications for research, training and even for military mission-rehearsal, for which several such devices could be networked together. Opinicus, based in Clearwater, Florida, expects to deliver its first Reconfigurable Research and Engineering ...
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US Navy visualises sensor testbed
THE US Navy plans to test future aircraft sensors and missile seekers using a sophisticated image-generation system. The contract for the Common Terrain Rendering System (CTRS) and Scene Generation Capability (SGC), is expected to be awarded, in June 1997. The system will be used to ground-test forward-looking infra-red (IR) sensors, ...