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Sochata wins its spurs for quick changes
SOCHATA, THE maintenance arm of French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, has qualified as an approved quick-engine-change (QEC) repair station for the Allison T56-501Ds which power the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. It becomes one of only three such engine-repair centres. Lockheed Martin has provided Sochata with technical training, especially on the Hercules' ...
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First things first
France's recently appointed air force Chief of Staff,Gen Jean Rannou, is sorting out his priorities. Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS FOR A MAN WHO has just seen procurement of his air force's fourth-generation fighter delayed for five years, and its next-generation pre-production transport teeter on the brink of collapse, Gen ...
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NTSB demands immediate inspection of Bell tail booms
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends immediate and recurring inspections for cracks in the tail booms of certain Bell 206L (LongRanger) helicopters. The NTSB urges the US Federal Aviation Administration to act after probing the 4 April crash of a Bell 206L-1 near Charleston, West Virginia, ...
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Silkair profit?
SilkAir, the regional subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is hoping to make its first-ever profit in the current financial year to March 1997. Industry sources say that the airline cut its losses to around S$6 million ($4.3 million) over 1995/6, having produced a deficit of $27.5 million the year before. SilkAir ...
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Modified DC-XA is test flown
Tim Furniss/LONDON THE UPRATED McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Delta Clipper-Experimental Advanced (DC-XA) prototype launcher had its first test flight from White Sands, New Mexico, on 18 May. The 12.8m-high vehicle was flown to an altitude of 800ft (240m), powered by its four liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen (LOX-LH) engines and ...
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Pegasus launches MSTI 3 for USAF
THE FINAL standard model of the three-stage, air-launched Pegasus booster carried the US Air Force's Miniature Sensor Technology Integration satellite, MSTI 3, into orbit on 17 May. It was the sixth successful launch of the Orbital Sciences (OSC) booster since April 1990. The Pegasus was released from an ...
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More business
Russia's Proton launcher, marketed by ILS International Launch Services, has been selected to launch the Lockheed Martin-built Garuda satellite for Asia Cellular Satellite System for $70 million. When the contract is confirmed officially, it will mark the ninth commercial launch in the Proton's backlog. The Russian Government has agreed funding ...
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Reclaimed land suggested for London airport
David Learmount/LONDON THE LATEST SCHEME to create badly needed runway space for London centres on building a new airport on reclaimed land in the Thames Estuary, with two further "feeder/reliever" airports to take the burden from Heathrow and Gatwick. The recommendations come in a report by ...
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NASA to pick X-33 contractor June
THE X-33 SINGLE-stage-to-orbit re-usable launch vehicle (RLV) contractor will be selected by NASA before the end of June. One of three industry teams selected in 1995 to define concepts for an RLV to replace the Space Shuttle will be chosen to design, manufacture and flight-test an X-33 ...
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Fairchild considers a 'stand-up' Metro
FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT will decide by late July whether to launch a version of its Metro 23 19-seat regional airliner with a "stand-up" cabin. The aircraft would be available 24 months after launch, says chairman Carl Albert. The cabin would be stretched vertically, to give the same 1.8m aisle ...
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Siemens award
Siemens Plessey Systems has won a £37 million ($55 million) contract from Lockheed Martin's Martin Marietta Overseas to manufacture target-acquisition and designation sight/pilot's night-vision sensor subsystems for the British Army's McDonnell Douglas/Westland WAH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters. Source: Flight International
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MDC briefs 11 airline customers on MD-XX
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) plans to reveal the first technical details of its MD-XX tri-jet derivative family at a conference being held this week in Long Beach, California, to which up to 60 airlines have been invited to attend. "The schedule has accelerated ...
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New software tested
A re-useable navigation-software module running on a commercial off-the-shelf processor has been successfully flight tested on a McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-15. The re-useable software test was part of a wider three-flight programme in support of an MDC affordability project for the Joint Strike Fighter and current MDC production-aircraft programmes. In ...
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First Taiwanese Mirage delivered
Taiwan has taken delivery of the first of 60 Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 combat aircraft. The Taiwanese Government has also purchased 1,200 Matra Mica air-to-air missiles, as well as other weaponry. Source: Flight International
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Pakistan/Lebanon deal
Pakistan is negotiating to purchase ten Dassault Mirage III fighters from Lebanon. A high-ranking Pakistani delegation visited Beirut on 16 May and discussed the proposed deal. The aircraft have been grounded for some years, and an extensive refurbishment programme will be needed to return them to operational condition. Sources say ...
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Extra F-7s for Sudan
China has delivered seven Chengdu F-7 fighters to the Sudanese air force. Middle-Eastern sources claim that Iran has financed the deal which also includes spares for previously procured F-7s. Along with the aircraft and spares package the purchase is also understood to include unspecified air-to-ground munitions. ...
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Sanders
Lockheed Martin electronics company Sanders, of Nashua, New Hampshire, has named Paul Cotter C-130J programme manager at the avionics division. With the former Lockheed Electronics since 1977, Cotter was most recently business area manager for fire-control and sensor systems. Robert Cotter becomes director for displays and mission computers at the ...
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UND Aerospace
UND Aerospace at the University of North Dakota has appointed Richard Nelson to the new position of managing director of aviation. He was formerly president and chief executive of Skyway Airlines, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, before that, he held senior management positions with Alaskan carrier Markair. He began his career ...
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Delta Air Lines
US carrier Delta Air Lines has appointed Michael Medlicott vice-president of its new business unit for transoceanic business for Europe and Asia at its London, UK, office. Medlicott, now Delta's vice-president for Europe, was formerly chief executive of the British Tourist Authority. Source: Flight International