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Alpha Beta
Robinson Helicopter's upgraded R22, the Beta II, and its float-equipped counterpart, the Mariner II, have received supplemental US Federal Aviation Administration certification. The two-seat Beta II is powered by the Lycoming O-360 four-cylinder piston engine derated to 95kW (130hp). It provides the light helicopter with 13% more installed power than ...
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AMRAAM for Israel
The Israeli air force is to equip its 25 McDonnell Douglas F-15Is with the Hughes AIM-120A Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The sale still requires final US Government approval. The F-15I fighters will be delivered from mid-1997. Source: Flight International
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Lufthansa simulator
Lufthansa has ordered an Airbus A321 full-flight simulator from Canada's CAE Electronics, for delivery to Frankfurt in mid-1997. The airline ordered a Boeing 737-800 simulator from Thomson Training & Simulation in late 1995. Source: Flight International
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Weapon training
Hughes Training has received a $19.8 million US Air Force contract for a Lockheed Martin C-130H2 weapon-system trainer for use by the Air Force Reserves at Dobbins AFB, Georgia. Kohlman Systems Research is developing a Level D aircraft-data package for the simulator. Source: Flight International
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Aiming high
The UK's amateur rocket group, Aspire-Space, plans to launch a rocket to an altitude of 100km in 1997, following the success of its Starchaser 2 rocket on a 600m (900ft) test flight on 2 February. The new rocket, called the Aspire 2, will use a hybrid motor being tested at ...
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Fourth Brasilsat
Embratel, the Brazilian telecommunications company, plans to buy a fourth Brasilsat B satellite, costing $150 million. Its Hughes-built Brasilsat B3 will be launched in 1997. The company also plans to lease Ku-band capacity on Argentina's first communications satellite, the Nahuelsat, to be launched in September. ...
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International investment
The Inmarsat affiliate company ICO Global Communications, has now raised $1.5 billion from 48 telecommunications operator investors around the world, after an infusion of $1 million each, from operators in Bulgaria, Egypt, Iran and Nigeria. ICO plans to operate a $2.6 billion network of ten Hughes HS-601 intermediate-orbit satellites, providing ...
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Continental expansion
Continental Airlines is to expand its three US hubs - Cleveland, Houston and Newark - adding new domestic and international destinations and flights. The carrier is to focus growth on profitable routes from its hubs, increasing capacity by eliminating unprofitable flights and adding five new aircraft this year. ...
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Sempati to float
Indonesian regional carrier, Sempati Air Transport, will be publicly listed before the end of the year, according to chairman, Hutomo Mandala Putra. Floating the privately owned carrier is expected to raise around 500 billion rupiah ($220 million), which will be used to purchase new aircraft and reduce debt. ...
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ITEK acquired
Hughes Electronics has completed its acquisition of Itek Optical Systems from Litton Industries. Itek, which manufactures precision optics and electro-optical systems, has annual revenues of around $51 million. Source: Flight International
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Regional finance
The Indonesian Government has established a financing company, headed by the country's President Suharto, to raise the estimated $2 billion needed to fund Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara's (IPTN) development of the N-2130 twinjet. PT Dua Satu Tiga Puloh hopes to secure funds from private investors, rather than the state, as ...
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Allison certified
The latest version of Allison Engine best-selling Model 250 light turbine engine, the -C47B, has been awarded FAA certification. The 485kW (650shp)-rated C47B is the first version of the family to be certificated with a full-authority digital engine-control and is designed to power the Bell 407. A derivative, the -C47M, ...
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Delta deal
Delta Airlines has reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with the US Airline Pilots Association. The pact, which has still to be ratified by the pilots, will allow the carrier to launch a low-cost operation to compete with low-fare carriers in selected markets. The carrier has been ...
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Slovak funding
Slovak aero-engine manufacturer Povazske Strojarny is to receive funding for full-scale production of its DV-2 turbofan engine, selected to power the Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced trainer. The Slovak National Property Fund has earmarked Sk266 million ($8.8 million) for it, although it has not confirmed when the first payment will be made. ...
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Hyflex spaceplane lost after successful J1 flight
Tim Furniss/LONDON JAPAN'S HYFLEX hypersonic flight-experiment space-plane sank in the Pacific Ocean 20min after the successful maiden flight of the J1 booster on 12 February. The 1,040kg Hyflex splashed down 1,300km (700nm) down-range from the Tanegashima launch centre, but sank after a cable linking the ...
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MDC develops new space-tube seal
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) engineers working on the International Space Station programme have developed a process preventing contaminants escaping into space from tube joints to be used on the Station. It involves coating the mating surface of the tube ends, or fittings, with a thin layer of easily malleable ...
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European debutante
This year sees the start of production of the first true Eurocopter product for the civil market: the EC 135. Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Cutaway by Giuseppe Picarella ALL EUROCOPTER AIRCRAFT to date, apart from the military Tiger, have been either French, from Aerospatiale's stable, or German, of former ...
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Romancing the UK, Air Jamaica fashion
RED CARPETS on the tarmac, on board fashion shows by cabin crew and Mumm's Cordon Rouge champagne in economy class, are the ploys, which the new Air Jamaica intends to use to woo the UK traveler, when the carrier re-introduces a London-Montego Bay-Kingston link on 30 March, after an absence ...