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Boeing to build second Heliwing demonstrator
BOEING DEFENSE & Space Group is building an additional Heliwing unmanned air-vehicle (UAV), at its own expense, after determining in initial flight testing that the concept is feasible. A Heliwing prototype was destroyed on 13 June during the last of nine scheduled company-sponsored flights at Moses Lake, Washington, ...
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Work stops on Hunter engine
WORK ON THE replacement heavy-fuel engine (HFE) for the TRW/IAI Hunter short-range unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) has been suspended because of weight problems associated with the powerplant selected late in 1994. In October, the Pentagon awarded TRW $38 million to qualify a diesel-fuel-burning engine for the Hunter joint tactical ...
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Medium range success
The US Navy has awarded Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical $11.5 million to build six medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The medium-range UAV is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000ft (15,300m) and at a combat radius in excess of 500nm (900km). Source: Flight International
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UAV survey predicts doubling of market
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY 8,000 unmanned air-vehicles (UAVs), worth $3.9 billion, will be produced worldwide between 1994 and 2003. The reconnaissance market is expected to double in size over the ten-year period, according to the Teal Group's UAV annual forecast. The forecast, released at the 1995 ...
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KrasAir takes DC-10 for US-Russia flights
KRASAIR, THE Krasnoyarsk-based Russian airline, has taken delivery of the first of two McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s. It will become the first Russian operator to fly a US-registered aircraft into the USA when it begins operating the tri-jet from Moscow to Los Angeles and New York later in 1995. ...
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USAir wage plans hit trouble
USAIR'S GOAL of gaining $2.5 billion in wage concessions from employees over the next five years has had a setback, with 8,300 members of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) voting to reject the concession package negotiated by the union's leaders. The AFA says that rank-and-file members turned ...
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India and Israel discuss Searcher sale
ISRAEL AND INDIA are involved in detailed negotiations over technology-transfer issues surrounding the proposed sale of the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Searcher unmanned air-vehicle. The Searcher is made by IAI, and is equipped with an advanced day/night optronic payload. The Indian air force is to buy ...
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Thomson-CSF plans rejig and buys 25% stake in Indra
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS FRENCH DEFENCE-electronics company Thomson-CSF is to be re-organised, with the creation of a series of new subsidiaries. The move is part of a plan to improve competitiveness as a prelude to possible privatisation of the state-owned concern. Company chairman Alain Gomez says that the ...
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Shrunk 777 'depends on Asia-Pacific liberalisation'
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE INTRODUCTION OF the planned -100X "shrink" version of the Boeing 777 will depend on a much greater liberalisation of air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, including the negotiation of new bilateral and overflight agreements, says a senior Boeing executive. Boeing expects the 777-100X to ...
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DHL wants more Asian 727 freighters
DHL WORLD EXPRESS plans to add four Boeing 727-200 freighters owned by Continental Micronesia to its new Manila-based intra-Asian express freight network by the end the year. The aircraft will initially be operated on overnight freight services from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Seoul, Singapore and ...
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Kenya takes over flag carrier's debt
THE KENYAN Government has taken over 6.7 billion Kenyan Shillings ($122 million) of debt from flag carrier Kenya Airways as a prelude to its privatisation (Flight International, 7-13 June). The move is believed to leave the carrier, which has returned to profit recently after heavy restructuring, with debt of around ...
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German Tornado ECRs head for Bosnia
THE GERMAN AIR FORCE is about to deploy Panavia Tornado Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance (ECR) aircraft to Piacenza air base in Italy, to support UN operations in Bosnia. The aircraft, from Aufkl„rungsgescwhader 51, have been given a mid-grey camouflage scheme in preparation for their use in support of Operation Deny ...
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PW4168 A330 ETOPS
The Pratt & Whitney PW4168-powered version of the Airbus A330 has received 180min extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) approval, following 20,000 engine hours in revenue service. Source: Flight International
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Braathens SAFE backs Oslo airport
BRAATHENS SAFE is to spend NKr150 million ($23.5 million) at Oslo's Gardermoen Airport, and may move its headquarters from Sola to Gardermoen when construction of the new airport is completed in 1998. Work on the Norwegian airline's new hangar, which will be able to accommodate up to nine ...
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Mandarin 747-400 delivered
Mandarin Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-400. The Taiwan-based carrier is to use the aircraft on international routes, including Taipei-Vancouver. The airline, which is wholly owned by China Airlines, already operates three 747SPs. Source: Flight International
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Learjet sets pre-NBAA date for first flight of Lear 45
THE FIRST FLIGHT OF the Learjet Lear 45 light business jet has been scheduled for 22 September, only days before the US National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) convention in Las Vegas, where it is hoped the aircraft will have its public debut. Production aircraft number 45-001 (pictured here ...
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Thinking big
THE 800-SEAT AIRLINER is, it appears, an idea whose time has not yet come. Boeing and the Airbus partners have put the concept on ice, at least for several months, because the airlines have not demonstrated enough enthusiasm to justify proceeding with it. In the short-term, that is probably the ...
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United celebrates successful union
UNITED AIRLINES has hailed as a success its first year of operations as an employee-owned company. The carrier attributes its return to profitability and improved operating performance to the deal struck in July 1994, when United employees traded $4.9 billion in wage and work-rule concessions for a 55% stake in ...
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Apache wins UK helicopter battle
Douglas Barrie/LONDON AFTER A TWO-and-a-half-year battle, the Westland/McDonnell Douglas WAH-64D Apache Longbow has won the British Army's attack-helicopter requirement. The UK Government announced its decision on 13 July. The winner secures a deal worth some £2.5 billion ($4 billion), while the losers - GEC/Bell, with the ...
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747X studies go on as VLCT plans are frozen
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING IS CONTINUING studies of 747 stretch designs, despite the suspension of joint studies with the Airbus partners of a very large commercial transport (VLCT) on the basis of insufficient market potential. The company is concentrating on two design options - the largest able to ...