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Flap asymmetry suspected in fatal Peregrine PJ-2 crash
FLAP ASYMMETRY, the suspected cause of the 4 August fatal crash, of the Peregrine PJ-2 two-seat jet-powered light aircraft, has occurred twice before on the Bede BD-10, on which the PJ-2 is based. Neither incident resulted in the loss of the aircraft. Minden, Nevada-based Peregrine Flight International ...
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BEA in the dock
The US Departments of Commerce and Justice are conducting an investigation into BE Aerospace's 1992 and 1993 sales of passenger seats for installation on aircraft owned by Iran Air. The company says that it applied for and received an export licence from the Department of Commerce, but understands that the ...
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TWA to lease more MD-80s
TRANS WORLD Airlines (TWA) is leasing three new McDonnell Douglas MD-83s from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services as part of its fleet-modernisation programme. TWA, which has one of the oldest fleets among US majors, will take delivery direct from the manufacturer, starting this month. The MD-83s will be the ...
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F-18 CIT on trial
Flight tests of the Hazeltine APX-111 CIT combined interrogator transponder (CIT) are being undertaken on a McDonnell Douglas F-18 at the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center, in California. Source: Flight International
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CFM56 sets record
A CFM International CFM56-3 engine in service on a USAir Boeing 737 has set a new record for time-on-wing for a refurbished engine. The engine has logged 19,928h (11,988 cycles) since undergoing performance restoration in August 1989 at General Electric Engine Service's site at Strother Field, Kansas. Source: ...
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USA might deploy Hunters in Bosnia
FOLLOWING THE loss of two General Atomic Predator recognaissance unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) over Bosnia, the US Department of Defense (DoD) may deploy one of the US Army's Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Hunter UAVs into the region. The USA deployed five Predator UAVs to the Gjader airfield in ...
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Israelis to convert 747s for cargo
ISRAELI AIRLINE Arkia and the Bedek division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) are to co-operate in converting up to six 747-200s to cargo configuration. Arkia will purchase the aircraft and Bedek is to convert them. The work will also include D-checks and Section 41 upgrading. Arkia, which operates ...
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Boeing sets 1997 date for 777 combi
Paul Lewis/TAIPEI BOEING HAS TOLD Taiwanese carrier EVA Air that it could have a combi version of the new 777-200 available for delivery as early as 1997. The proposed combi aircraft would accommodate 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, together with up to 38,000kg of ...
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NASA details new mission to Hubble
Tim Furniss/LONDON DETAILED PLANS for the second Space Shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in February 1997 cover three space walks during which two new instruments and new equipment will be fitted. The STS82/Discovery mission will cost about $260 million to fly. NASA ...
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New Mission Control is inaugurated at Houston
THE USAS' NEW $500 million manned space flight mission control centre was used for the first time during the recent STS70 Discovery mission. The new centre, which was brought on-stream $75 million under budget, will first complement and then replace the control centre at the Johnson Space Center, ...
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Interbol gets rocket
RUSSIA'S PARTICIPATION in a 14-nation international Interbol scientific-satellite programme was secured when the Russian defence ministry released a Molniya booster to launch the Interbol 1 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on 2 August. The Interbol 1 carried the 52kg Magion 1 sub-satellite from Czechoslovakia. Based on ...
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Gamma bursts
The Stretched Rohini Satellite, SROSS C2, launched by the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 4 May, 1994, has been used successfully to "...detect 12 gamma ray bursts in the Universe", according to the Indian Space Research Organisation. These baffling phenomena are very short-lived explosions, which produce intense ...
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LanChile given Ladeco green light
LANCHILE HAS FINALLY succeeded in its attempt to strengthen its position in the Latin-American market, with the approval by the country's Anti-monopolies Board of its application to take over Chile's second-biggest airline, Ladeco. The ruling hands effective control of nearly 90% of the country's domestic market to the ...
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Germany will upgrade transport helicopters
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN defence ministry has revealed plans to upgrade its army Sikorsky CH-53G heavy-transport helicopters to extend the aircraft's life until 2030. The ministry says that it has no plans to replace its 107 CH-53Gs, but that they will be upgraded to extend ...
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Iraq misleads over missiles
THERE IS MOUNTING evidence that Iraq has systematically misled UN inspectors over how many weapons of mass destruction the country retained in the wake of the Gulf War, including derivatives of the SS-1 Scud short-range ballistic missile. The allegations that Iraq is misleading the UN come from two ...
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USN details Asia-Pacific aircraft order prospects
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA THE US NAVY HAS detailed prospective aircraft deliveries to Asia-Pacific nations under the US Department of Defense's foreign military sales programme. The list, produced by the Navy's International Programmes Office (IPO), includes the potential sale of McDonnell Douglas F-18D strike aircraft to Thailand. Topping ...
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Australia poised for new naval helicopter bids
AUSTRALIA IS EXPECTED to issue a request for proposals in September, for a new naval helicopter, to equip ANZAC frigates being built jointly with New Zealand. The requirement is for a maritime patrol helicopter smaller than the anti-submarine Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk, operated from Royal Australian Navy FFG frigates. ...
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Black Hawk officers disciplined
SEVEN US AIR Force officers involved in the 14 April, 1994, shooting down of two US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq have been disciplined. Both McDonnell Douglas F-15 pilots have been given non-flying jobs and three members of the Boeing E-3 AWACS crew are ...
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Lufthansa prepares to modify alliances with United and SAS
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC) has published its draft condition for approval of Lufthansa's proposed alliance with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). The restrictions come, as Lufthansa's alliance with United Airlines looks likely to receive a boost from German/US bilateral talks. German Federal transport minister ...
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FAA hits Japan Air Lines repair shops
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has barred Japan Airlines (JAL) from performing maintenance work on US-registered aircraft because repair stations at Narita and Haneda airports conducted unauthorised repairs. William White, the FAA's deputy director of flight standards, says that no aircraft are grounded because of the action. White ...