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ValuJet misses 23 August target date for service resumption
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has failed to resume flights by the 23 August start-up target, which it had set earlier in the month. The carrier says that "proving runs" were to take place on 20-21 August for the benefit of US Federal Aviation Administration inspectors. ...
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New FAA separation standards may cause delays
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's imposition on 16 August of new wake-vortex approach-separations will create delays claim busy airports. Los Angeles International Airport, California, potentially the worst affected, claims that delays could go up by 72%. The official Wake Turbulence Government/Industry Team, set up to take part ...
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Three UK services consider their needs
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE UK MINISTRY of Defence is looking at possible future unmanned-air-vehicle (UAV) roles under a tri-service study being coordinated by a Royal Air Force operational-requirements department. The move comes as the MoD prepares to announce that GEC-Marconi has finally resolved the long-running problems with ...
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Air transport avionics
UK Avionics supplier Air Transport Avionics of Slough, Berkshire, is launching a flight-data-recorder repair service at Farnborough '96. The company already provides repair services for radar, distance-measuring and navigation equipment and general electronics. Air Transport Avionics is celebrating its 50th year of operation. Source: Flight International
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Chinese airline is 'pressured' to buy local MD-90s
SHENZHEN AIRLINES is complaining that it is facing growing pressure from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to purchase five locally manufactured McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90-30s, instead of additional Boeing aircraft. According to the carrier, it is being told by the Chinese authority to take the ...
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Mi-28N roll-out
Mil has rolled out the first prototype of the Mi-28N all-weather night-attack derivative of its Mi-28 Havoc attack helicopter. The helicopter is fitted with a mast-mounted radar, which operates in the millimetre and centimetre wavebands. An imaging-infra-red system is mounted in the nose. The helicopter has also been fitted with ...
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Boeing fights airline doubts in bid for 747-X go-ahead
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS MOUNTING an intensive last-minute push to launch the Boeing 747-500/600X growth derivatives at the Farnborough air show, which starts on 2 September, but the US manufacturer is struggling to win sufficient airline support - partly caused by the $230 million price ...
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Helicopter first
Japan's first indigenously developed civil helicopter, the Mitsubishi MH2000, had its first flight on 29 July at the company's Komaki plant in Nagoya. The twin-engine prototype's maiden flight is reported to have been limited to a hover at a height of 13ft (4m). A second flying prototype is planned. ...
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Explosion located
Investigators of the 17 July Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 crash near Long Island, New York, say that they are now certain that the explosion which brought the aircraft down took place "in the centre-tank area" of the fuselage. The US National Transportation Safety Board says, however, that the cause ...
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ATC Lasham/Wynnwith
In a new contract with the Farnborough International '96 organisers, ATC Lasham and Wynnwith Engineering have joined forces to provide aircraft engineering support at the show. With a ground crew of over 40 personnel, the joint team has responsibility for moving aircraft from the runway-section of the static park before ...
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Farnborough International TV and Radio '96
This year's show will mark the first appearance of Farnborough International Television (FITV). The service, produced by Surrey-based Aerospace Communication Services, is designed to provide exhibitors and visitors alike with a comprehensive news and information service throughout the duration of the show. FITV will include interviews with prominent ...
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Wright Leads The Way In Eletric Technology
THE WRIGHT Laboratory, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, in the USA, is carrying out a range of studies into more-electric aircraft technology. Its Aerospace Power division is charged with developing high-performance, cost-effective aerospace power systems for existing and future aircraft. A major project involves flight tests of ...
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Colebrand
Colebrand is showing its range of thermal-reflective aircraft canopy covers, which have been selected by the Royal Air Force and the US Marine Corps. The covers are designed to prevent excessive cockpit temperatures when aircraft are parked outside in hot climates, which can cause reliability problems. Source: ...
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Avionics specialities
Avionics Specialties is showing three new angle-of-attack (AOA) probes. The first includes a built-in stall-warning computer, while the second is a multi-functional version which provides both AOA and pilot static outputs. The third product is a low-observable stealth design that has already been selected for the McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F. ...
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IMI Marston
IMI Marston, will be showing a new titanium flexible hose, bellows assemblies and non-metallic pipe connectors. The company's Aerospace Heat Transfer Group will be displaying a range of heat exchangers for engine heat management, airframe and avionics systems, and will also display products for armoured fighting vehicles and the electronics ...
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HR Smith
HR Smith is exhibiting a range of lightweight, low-cost, advanced thermoplastic antennas, which are offered to replace in-service antennas. Also on display will be Personal Locator Beacons, fully compatible with COSPAS/SARSAT 406MHz satellite-based survivor location equipment, and Emergency Locator Transmitters, fully compliant with new European joint aviation regulations. ...
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Learjet 45 passes 500h mark
FLIGHT-TESTING OF THE BOMBARDIER LEARJET 45 light business jet has passed the 500h mark. By mid-August, Learjet had accumulated almost 540h in some 270 flights with three aircraft. Fuel-system testing is under way on the fourth flight-test aircraft, scheduled to be flown soon, and final assembly of aircraft number 11 ...
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ML lifeguard equipment
ML Lifeguard Equipment is exhibiting its LG1458 helicopter aircrew life preserver, which includes combat survival aids and combined body armour. The assembly has optional front and rear plates, designed to provide protection against threats including 7.62mm calibre armour-piercing rounds. The company, part of ML Aerospace says that the product is ...
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JSF: More electric power
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA EARLY IN THE US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, key technologies were identified which offered high pay-offs, but involved high risks, for all the teams competing. The result was a programme to mature critical technologies and reduce associated risks, while sharing the results between the ...
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Hexcel
Hexcel Composites will show its Redux 140, water-based corrosion-inhibiting primer. According to the company, Redux 140 is the first chromate-free product of its kind. Hexcel claims that the product is carcinogen-free, does not require the use of heavy protective clothing and solvent extractors, and yet performs as well as the ...