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How to get there
Traditionally, access to the show by road, particularly if trying to arrive before 08.00, has always been hampered by heavy traffic. This has improved in recent years, but it is still advisable to allow plenty of time if travelling from central Paris. Motorists from the centre should take ...
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What to see
On arrival at North Weald '95, visitors should proceed to the registration centre close to the car park. All the exhibitors will display their aircraft and equipment in the main exhibition hall, or in the adjacent outside areas. Met-X '95 exhibitors will display their equipment both in the hall and ...
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Dornier Seastar expects to find Asian backing
DORNIER SEASTAR of Germany is confident of soon finding new partners in Asia to back production of its Seastar CD-2 amphibious aircraft, after a key Malaysian investor pulled out of the joint-venture programme. "We're actively looking for new backers, and have already had inquiries from both inside and ...
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North Weald '95 preview
Kate Sarsfield/LONDON THE THIRD North Weald exhibition, formerly known as the Business and Light Aviation Exhibition (B&LA), will be open from 5-8 September. Sponsored by Flight International, the show will provide an opportunity for manufacturers to assess the present confidence of the general-aviation (GA) industry. ...
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CPL hopefuls must sponsor themselves
Sir - I read Mark Gibbs' letter (Flight International, 26 July-1 August, P39), about his search for sponsorship towards a commercial pilot's licence (CPL). I hold a frozen air transport pilot's licence (ATPL), having recently passed the papers to upgrade my CPL, which I gained in early 1992,but ...
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The finished Article
This year's MosAero show on 22-27 August at Zhukovsky is likely to have its fair share of debutantes. MIKOYAN'S ARTICLE 1.42, otherwise known as the mnogufunktsionalnny frontovoi istrebityel (multi-function fighter), may be wheeled out into the public gaze at the end of this month, at the MosAero show ...
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CASA plans to develop new transport variants
Julian Moxon/MADRID CASA IS PLANNING developments to each of its military transports as part of a new strategy aimed at further strengthening its position in the sector. A new version of the C.212, the C.212-400, has effectively been launched, equipped with electronic flight-instrumentation system improvements ...
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Pentagon orders re-evaluation of Maneuver UAV
THE PENTAGON'S Maneuver Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Maneuver UAV) programme, which had been gaining momentum and building support among the US military services, has been slowed down. In late July, key Pentagon acquisition staff and military service representatives met to determine the fate of the short-range UAV component of ...
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Canadian scientists tackle icing problems with laser technique
SCIENTISTS AT THE National Research Council Canada (NRC) have developed an innovative laser-based technique for detecting and measuring the thickness of ice on the external surfaces of an aircraft. Designed by the NRC's Institute for Marine Dynamics, the method involves focusing a laser beam on a contaminated surface ...
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BA/KLM set records as traffic takes off
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS impressed analysts with record profits in the June quarter, while KLM followed with another robust performance, helping to underline the strength of demand in Europe's air markets. BA's net profits rose above £100 million ($160 million) for the quarter, the first ...
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Lucas picks up more Boeing work
Lucas Aerospace Cargo Systems of the USA is to supply aluminium structural assemblies for Boeing 767 flap-track fairings, under a contract awarded by BP Chemicals. The deal valued at over $5 million, runs until 2001, and Lucas will begin just-in-time deliveries of the kits this year. BP Chemicals ...
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Too little for Lytle
The British Army got the attack helicopter it wanted but not enough of them. Douglas Barrie/LONDON AFTER FOUR years as Director Army Aviation in the UK, Maj. Gen. Simon Lytle will step down in October, having just shepherded through the most important procurement programme ever ...
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BASE contracted for DIRCM work
Andrew Doyle/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE (Systems and Equipment) (BASE) has been awarded a contract worth an estimated £10 million to supply a range of components for the Nemesis Directed Infra-Red Countermeasures (DIRCM) system, being developed by a Northrop Grumman-led team. The Nemesis is designed to protect ...
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NASA puts JAST model through hover tests
AN 86%-SCALE MODEL OF THE FUSELAGE of the Lockheed Martin Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) demonstrator aircraft, constructed from glass-reinforced plastics and steel, is being used for hover testing at NASA Ames Research Center, California. A screened cover protects the Pratt & Whitney F100-220 main engine and Allison Engines shaft-driven ...
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P&W and Energomash join for motor study
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA PRATT & WHITNEY and Russian rocket-engine manufacturer NPO Energomash are jointly studying a tri-propellant motor for NASA's X-33 reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology-demonstrator. Near-full-scale combustion tests are being conducted in Russia under NASA contract, says the US Company. News of the tie-up emerged ...
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Raytheon Aircraft delivers all-cargo 1900Cs to Falcon
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT has delivered, the first of four all cargo Beech 1900Cs, to Dubai-based Falcon Express Air Cargo (FECA), which will use the aircraft for express-package services in the Gulf region. The used 1900Cs have been modified with aluminum cabin liners, cargo nets, plugged windows, special interior lighting ...
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AkroTech introduces two-seat G-200
AKROTECH AVIATION has introduced a two-seat version of its G-200 aerobatic kitplane. First flight of the Giles G-202 is scheduled for September. The kit price is $54,500, excluding engine and avionics. The aircraft will be suitable for unlimited-class competition aerobatics. Troutdale, Oregon-based AkroTech says that performance differences between the G-200 ...
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Starships will be crash-tested
TWO STARSHIP airframes donated by Raytheon Aircraft to NASA's Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE) programme will be used for nondestructive testing and crash-simulation tests (Flight International, 17-23 May). Raytheon has donated two of the three Starship certification prototypes, having first removed the engines, avionics and systems. Initial ...
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Europeans united on Sino-Korean 100-seat aircraft
A SENIOR SOUTH Korean industry source has confirmed that a joint European aerospace delegation, including British Aerospace, is due to visit Beijing soon to discuss development with China and South Korea of a new 100- to 120-seat passenger aircraft. China and South Korea are expected to select a ...
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USAF reviews Black Hawk shootdown
ALL ADMINISTRATIVE and personnel actions taken in the wake of the 14 April, 1994 shooting down of two US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq will be reviewed by Gen. Ronald Fogleman, the US Air Force's chief of staff. Twenty-six people were killed in the ...