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Competitors wait for Pentagon move on tactical air vehicle
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON, DC THE FATE OF the US Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) programme is to be decided on 22 November by Paul Kaminiski, the US Department of Defense's acquisition chief. If he approves a formal request for proposals for an advanced- concept technology-demonstration project, ...
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Lower minima and TCAS for HGS-fitted 737s
BOEING 737-300s FITTED with Flight Dynamics head-up guidance systems (HGS) have been approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration for take-off operations in visibility conditions as low as 90m (300ft) runway visual range (RVR). Operators of HGS-equipped 737-300s were cleared to perform landing operations with RVRs of 210m ...
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UAE missile decision hinges on UK choice
THE UNITED ARAB Emirates (UAE), is unlikely to decide on a long-range stand off weapon, until the outcome of a similar UK procurement programme for a conventional stand off missile. The UAE had been expected to fund development of a long-range derivative of the GEC Marconi family of ...
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India looks abroad for AEW
THE FUTURE OF INDIA'S long-running airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft programme has been thrown into doubt, with the defence ministry looking at off-the-shelf alternatives. India has test flown an aerodynamic AEW test-bed, mounting a German-produced rotodome shell on a Hawker Siddeley HS.748, but the successful development and integration of ...
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Jordan/Israel services launch planned in 1996
ROYAL JORDANIAN Airline subsidiary Royal Wings plans to launch a direct air service between Amman, Jordan, and the Israeli City of Tel Aviv starting in early 1996. The start-up carrier has signed a lease agreement with Bombardier de Havilland for a single Dash 8-300 turboprop to operate on ...
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Australian drone deadline nears
TENDERS MADE FOR Australia's target-drone requirement will close in January 1996, with at least six companies expected to have submitted bids by then. The Australian defence department is looking for an initial purchase of 20 drones. The defence ministry will also decide on an additional purchase to cover ...
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Bidders jostle for Saudi fighter requirement
NORTHROP GRUMMAN has submitted a bid to Saudi Arabia for proposed upgrade packages to the country's fleet of Northrop F-5s, while Lockheed Martin is pursuing selling the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) up to 100 F-16C/Ds as a replacement aircraft. Originally, the RSAF was looking to replace its ...
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Tilt at market
Bell Helicopters and Boeing are conducting design and feasibility studies into a civil tilt-rotor aircraft capable of carrying up to 11 people. The study on a vehicle known as the D600 follows work completed by the two companies on the military V-22 Osprey. The work could be completed by the ...
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Defender upgrade
Pilatus Britten-Norman is to assist the Indian navy in upgrading six of its 13-strong BN2A Defender fleet from piston engines to the more-powerful Allison 250 B17C turbine engines. Several avionics improvements and larger wingtip tanks are also included in the work to be undertaken at the Cochin naval base during ...
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Trent leasing
The Rolls-Royce Trent has been selected by Singapore Aircraft Leasing to power six Boeing 777s ordered by the company. The deal completes a clean sweep for R-R in Southeast Asia. It also has orders from Singapore Airlines, Malaysian Airline Systems and Thai International for Trent to power 777s. ...
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Spanish mystery: the answers
Sir - In answer to Marcus Chambers' enquiry (Flight International, 25-31 October, P37) the official publication of the Spanish air force, Revista de Aeronautica y Astronautica, has published two articles on Diego Marin Aguilera. The first, in the December 1993 issue, tells the known facts about Aguilera, born ...
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Don't knock Sir Freddie's return
Sir - I oppose the views of John Byrnes on the return of Sir Freddie Laker (Flight International, Letters, 18-24 October, P64). I was employed by Laker Airways for 11 years and was thrown into the same job maelstrom as everyone else. It is probably true ...
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Welcome common sense on JAA rules
Sir - The editorial "Regulatory fatigue" (Flight International, 1-7 November) was a welcome shaft of common sense in the dreary saga of the move towards European Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) regulations on flight-time limitations and the proposed changes in the USA and Canada. No-one should underestimate the difficulties ...
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Incompatibility
Russia has revealed that the two Soyuz 21 cosmonauts, Boris Volynov and Vitali Zholobov, who flew a 49-day military-reconnaissance mission aboard the Salyut 5 space station in 1976, evacuated the station not because of being almost overcome by an "acrid odour", but because of "their psychological incompatibility". ...
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Mir crew
UK-born NASA astronaut Michael Foale, a veteran of three Shuttle flights, will replace Scott Parazinsky for the STS84 mission in May 1997, to deliver him to the Russian Mir 1 space station for a planned 143-day stay. John Blaha will fly on the STS79 mission in August 1996, and Jerry ...
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Alcatel satellites
The US company WorldSpace has raised $650 million capital to purchase three communications satellites from Alcatel Espace to provide worldwide digital radio programming. The satellites, called AfriStar, CaribStar and AsiaStar, will be launched in 1998-9. Source: Flight International
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Australian Bid
The Australian Space Council has proposed to the Government a A$94.6 million ($68 million), four-year space plan, including the development of a commercial spaceport, to ensure that the country is well placed to capitalise on the opportunities being created by the growing Asia Pacific market. Source: Flight International
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Propelling Derco forward
Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Derco Aerospace has been appointed by Hamilton Standard, as exclusive distributor of the 63E60 propeller, used on Alenia G.222 and de Havilland DHC-5 transports. Derco subsidiary DRS meanwhile, has agreed to market Business Express' Beech 1900 surplus inventory. Source: Flight International
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Japanese hoist deal
Lucas Aerospace and Shinko Electric are to supply electrically powered hoists for Sikorsky UH-60A helicopters, licence-manufactured by Mitsubishi, to meet the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force UH-X requirement. Shinko will develop a power-drive system using Lucas technology. Source: Flight International
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Maintaining documents
Unisys is to market software developed by Denmark's Computer Resources International for aircraft maintenance. Document-management software is combined with tools for redesigning work procedures to take advantage of the availability of digitised aircraft-maintenance information. Source: Flight International