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Flying lab benches
Spectrum Astro is building three MightySat Phase 2 small satellites for the US Air Force Phillips Laboratory, which is managing its own version of NASA's New Millennium project . The work resumed in March 1996 after a suspension following the withdrawal of a bid protest by CTA Space Systems. The ...
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Sabena
Valere Croes has been appointed president of Belgian national airline Sabena. He succeeds Jan Huyghebaert, who is to retire. Croes is also president of ASLK Bank and a member of the board of Société Générale, Metropolitan Bank, Tractebel and Fortis. He has been a member of the board of Sabena ...
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FSI's Boeing 777 receives Level C approval
FLIGHTSAFETY International's (FSI) first Boeing 777 full-flight simulator has received Level C training approval. The FSI-built simulator is now in service at the company's Seattle training centre. A second 777 full-flight simulator is now being built by FSI's Simulation Systems division for delivery to Malaysian Airlines in the second quarter ...
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What's on
Russian Aerospace '97 20-22 May, Moscow. Organised by Flight International and Aviaexport. Contact: Kim Daniels, First Conferences, 85 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR, UK; tel: +44 (171) 404 7722; fax: +44 (171) 404 7733; email: confdesk@firstconf.com RAeS Events January: D F McIntyre Lecture: Prestwick Airport Reborn 13 January; Gordon ...
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Airbus Industrie and Wicat join in A310/A300-600 training upgrade
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE IS improving pilot training for the A300-600 and A310-300, with the help of Wicat Systems, to match that available for the A320, A330 and A340. Wicat is supplying new computer-based training (CBT) courseware and is developing a "free-play" trainer for the A310/A300-600 flight-management and -guidance system (FMGS), similar ...
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MDC T-38 training device has new display system
McDONNELLDOUGLAS (MDC) is to use an innovative visual display on training devices to be produced for the US Air Force's NorthropT-38 avionics-upgrade. The company's Visual Integrated Display System (VIDS) will also be used to upgrade USAF MDC F-15 training devices. The VIDS is a low-cost display system which ...
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Frasca downunder
Australia's largest privately owned flight-training school, General Flying Services based at Moorabbin Airport in Victoria, has purchased a Frasca Model 242 twin-engine flight-training device with Frasca FVS-200HR visual system for use in its commercial pilot's course. Source: Flight International
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TTS unveils new-design simulator
THOMSON TRAINING &Simulation (TTS) has delivered the first of its new-design full-flight simulators to the ATR Training Centre (ATC) in Toulouse, France. The new design was evolved following TTS' acquisition of Rediffusion and includes features from the UK company's Concept 90 simulator. The first new-design machine to enter ...
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Japan plans its first space-docking experiment
Japan will become the third space nation, after the USA and Russia, to conduct a rendezvous and docking in space. The Engineering Test Satellite, ETS7, to be launched with the US/Japanese Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite by a national H2 booster in the middle of 1997, will consist ...
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Chinese astronauts
Chinese pilots Wu Tse and Li Tsinlung have begun training at the Russian Cosmonaut Training Centre and will return to China to prepare for a national manned space flight in 1999 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the People's Republic of China. Source: Flight International
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Russian programme in crisis
Russia may have to abandon its manned space programme this year because of a severe shortage of funds, Yuri Koptev, director-general of the Russian Space Agency has warned the Government. It has been planned that the country's Mir 1 space station will be the base for several international ...
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NASA completes X-33 initial design review
NASA and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works have completed the final preliminary-design review (PDR) for the X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle technology-demonstration programme. This PDR was for the operations and ground segment at Edwards AFB, California, where construction of a 10Ha (25 acre) launch area will begin in October. The ...
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Why was this aircraft allowed to land at Heathrow?
Sir - On 8 December, 1996, I was awaiting clearance at Heathrow when a Fokker 50 (with a known undercarriage problem) approached runway 09R (Flight International, 18-31 December, 1996, P10). The expected happened, and the left main gear collapsed. What I would like to know is: why was ...
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The reason flat turns won't work
Sir - In reply to the letter "Will we see turns without banking?" from D F Newland (Flight International, 20-26 November, P74), the reasons against flat turns are: the biological control unit (the pilot) would pass out because of the high lateral loading; to maintain equilibrium ...
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Other mid-air collisions
Sir - In the article "Collision raises doubts on ATC routeings" (Flight International, 20-26 November, P8), you say: "The last time a mid-air collision between commercial airliners occurred was 11 August, 1979." I would point out that, in April 1984, a mid-air collision occurred between two Votec Embraer ...
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Argo Systems
Robert van Dijk has joined Boeing subsidiary ARGO Systems as director of business development for MPA programmes. He was formerly marketing manager for defence programmes at Fokker Aircraft of the Netherlands Source: Flight International
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British Airways
British Airways' executive-management team is to be changed, to prepare for the retirement this year of chief operating officer Alistair Cumming. Mike Street, now director of operations will take on Cumming's responsibilities for co-ordinating operations. Charles Gurassa, director of passenger business, becomes director of passenger and cargo business. Kevin Hatton, ...
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British World
British World Airlines (called Silver City Airways when it was launched in 1946) has celebrated 50 years of operations with a presentation to employees who, like the airline, were born in that year. Seen left to right (top row) are Bernie Brown, chief executive Robert Sturman, Jackie Prior, Dave Froydenlund ...
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AOPA
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), of Frederick, Maryland, has named vice-president and legislative-action executive director Thomas Chapman senior vice-president for Government and technical affairs. Chapman succeeds Steven Brown, who was recently appointed president of the National Aeronautic Association. Source: Flight International
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KLM
Hans Eric Kuipéri has been appointed general secretary and senior vice-president of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines from 1 January, 1997. He replaces Jenneke Entzinger-Bennink, who will continue to work for the Dutch national carrier part-time as senior advisor corporate development and deputy to the executive vice-president for corporate development and ...