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Motorcycle power
UK-based Europa Aviation plans to flight-test a BMW RS motorcycle engine in its Europa kit-plane, with 50h ground running followed by 50h flight-testing. Source: Flight International
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Chinese Falcon
Dassault Falcon Jet has appointed Hong Kong-based Avion Pacific to sell Falcon business jets in China. Source: Flight International
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Seven-year countdown
Airbus makes progress towards a launch of its vitally important new large aircraft. Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE THIS AIRCRAFT "-will be the biggest challenge in civil-aviation history", says Jurgen Thomas, head of the new large-aircraft division of Airbus Industrie charged with developing the A3XX. While such words ...
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Regional competition
Competition is keen in the regional power plant market. Andrew Doyle/LONDON THE LOWER-THRUST end of the commercial-turbofan market is buzzing with activity, as engine builders jostle for position on several regional-jet programmes now on the drawing board. The number of engines being planned for this sector has ...
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More and more electric
The economic attractions of electrical power in aircraft are encouraging increased research. Andrew Doyle/LONDON AS AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS continue to search for ways of cutting the life-cycle costs of their products, so-called "more-electric" technology is finding an increasing number of applications in the industry. With an "all-electric" aircraft ...
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The precise cause of L-1011 loss of oil
Sir - I feel that an amendment may be appropriate to the letter from Steve Kirby, "Engines should be treated separately" (Flight International, 14-20 August, P40), about conducting simultaneous maintenance on both engines of a twin without a test before flight. The cause of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar's ...
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Farnborough '96 show guide
Compiled by Kate Sarsfield/LONDON SINCE ITS INAUGURATION in 1948, the Farnborough air show has blossomed into one of the largest and most important events on the aerospace calendar. Yet, with other show organisers relentlessly launching new challenges to Farnborough's superiority, the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) is ...
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Taylor made
The UK Government has launched a new plan to promote the space industry. Tim Furniss/LONDON IAN TAYLOR, UK Minister of Science and Technology, is boldly going - at least until the next election - where no previous space minister has gone before. He has managed to ...
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Philippine air force re-engines SF.260
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE PHILIPPINE Air Force has re-engined a SIAI-Marchetti SF.260, with a turboprop and test-flown it, as part of a programme to extend the operational life of its trainer/light-attack aircraft. The air force's early-build SF.260M/W aircraft are being upgraded to the newer SF.260TP standard ...
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Lebanese events
Lebanese cargo carrier Trans Mediterranean Airlines (TMA) suspended all operations indefinitely on 5 August. The carrier operated a fleet of four Boeing 707-300 freighters and employed 460 people. In 1995, TMA announced that it would suspend 200 employees because of its deteriorating financial condition. Separately, Lebanese flag carrier Middle East ...
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Family favourites
Boeing's new-generation 737is the same, only different Guy Norris/SEATTLE EXACTLY 30 YEARS ago, the first Boeing 737 was taking shape at the company's plant in Renton, Washington. At the time, not everyone was convinced that the "Baby Boeing" gamble would be a winner. The concern ...
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The curtain rises
Coming soon - the next installment in an exciting tale of aircraft engines and orders. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES This year's Farnborough air show provides the stage for an extraordinary drama, the cut and thrust of which would defy even the most imaginative playwrights of the West End ...
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Rolling together?
The roll-out of the Bombardier Global Express on 26 August marked a significant waypoint in an unusually international programme. Graham Warwick/TORONTO ANY SIMILARITY between the Bombardier Global Express and its Canadair Challenger stablemate, fades as the aircraft's size, becomes apparent on entering the final-assembly building at de ...
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Good track record
The HeliStar programme, which operated during the Atlanta Olympic Games, proved to be more than an interesting experiment. Karen Walker/ATLANTA THE OLYMPIC FLAME has been extinguished in Atlanta, Georgia but among the many legacies, which the host of the centennial Games will have is that of having ...
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The future beckons
Avionics companies expect the market to improve. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA AVIONICS MANUFACTURERS appear to be on the brink of something of a boom period, as airlines get to grips with the realities of the future communication, navigation, surveillance and air-traffic-management (CNS/ATM) system. Farn- borough is likely to witness ...
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Competition to the fore
Europe continues to be an attractive market for simulator manufacturers. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA PERHAPS THE biggest simulation-industry news at the Farnborough air show will come from a company, which is not even exhibiting. FlightSafety International (FSI) is expected to announce on the eve of the show ...
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Twister types
While 1996 has not been an exciting year in helicopters, manufacturers are chasing orders. Douglas Barrie and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CIVIL HELICOPTERS THE CIVIL-HELICOPTER industry is emerging from one of its bleakest periods and is cautiously optimistic that the future is brighter. Recent forecasts ...
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Slow progress
Progress towards achieving a US/Russian bilateral airworthiness agreement remains slow. Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE USA AND RUSSIA will break no speed records in their marathon efforts to complete a bilateral airworthiness agreement, say US aviation officials involved in the negotiations. While some progress is reported ...
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More space
The Farnborough air show offers more in the way of space-industry exhibitors. Tim Furniss/LONDON TRADITIONALLY, the Farnborough air show is not an important event for the space industry. This year, however, the Lockheed Martin (E5) Skunk Works X-33 will give more prominence to this area ...
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Lockheed
Bob Kosakoski has been appointed to the new position of programme manager of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) programme at Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, in Marietta, Georgia, responsible for developing the C-130J Hercules as an AEW&C platform for the RAAF. Kosakoski was most recently ...