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NewsUK highlights perils to air traffic surveillance of growing wind turbine 'farms'
Air traffic surveillance can be severely degraded unless planners are required to consider aircraft safety, says UK CAA study into wind farms
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NewsDelays to 'improved' Dassault Falcon 7X programme as range upgrades incorporated, but customers remain ‘happy’
Delays to 7X programme as range upgrades are incorporated into aircraft, although customers remain ‘happy’
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End of an era for RAF as last English Electric PR9 Canberra bows out after 55 years
The UK Royal Air Force has retired its last English Electric Canberra PR9 photographic reconnaissance aircraft from active service after 55 years of operations.
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NewsRolls-Royce mulls three-shaft narrowbody engine, in belief that high fuel prices favour more complex architecture
High fuel costs could prompt Rolls-Royce to offer a three-shaft turbofan to power the new-generation, 150-seat narrowbody airliner families that Airbus and Boeing are widely expected to introduce in the second half of the next decade
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NewsGermany, Italy and Sweden hold project talks on 'Agile' advanced UAV in bid to beat French-led Neuron
Germany is discussing with Italy and Sweden the possible launch of a multinational advanced unmanned air vehicle effort that could demonstrate many capabilities years ahead of the French-led Neuron, which is not expected to enter flight testing until 2011.
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Bringing it back home
The Farnborough site resonates with aviation history and over the years, show visitors have witnessed a succession of aerospace firsts from Concorde flypasts to nuclear bombers
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Pumped for action
The KC-767 is the most complex modification of the twinjet yet attempted. Kickstarted by orders from Japan and Italy, Boeing hopes it could be the platform for a global tanker/transport
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Final approach
Airbus may be battling to cope with delays to its A380 programme, but at least flight tests appear to be on course for certification by the end of the year
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Dreamliner takes shape
The first major composite parts of the 787 are emerging in sites all over the world under Boeing’s watchful eye
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Energetic Qinetiq
Farnborough visitors will be able to judge the progress of Qinetiq’s UAV developments and see a model of its latest Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance vehicle
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Searching for shields
Low-flying helicopters are especially vulnerable to ground fire but, with weight and speed-of-reaction constraints, effective defence is proving elusive
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FLIGHT TEST: EADS TBM850 - Propelled to success
Comfortable, fast and capable, EADS Socata’s newly certificated TBM850 single-engine turboprop is a worthy foil for very light jets
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Touching the void
A thousand tourists a year could experience the thrill of going into suborbital space from 2008, but as the commercial operators gear up, there are plenty of issues still to be resolved
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ASTOR is born
The UK’s new military surveillance aircraft is expected to be ready for service in November. Its appearance in static display at Farnborough will be the first chance for many to see it
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New blood to save GA
Europe’s private aircraft market refuses to grow, stifled by a poor image of general aviation. Manufacturers believe encouraging new pilots is crucial to its future
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NewsFrom Concorde to carbonfibres: The story of Airbus in the UK and its potentially uncertain future
Despite BAE Systems’ decision to sell its share in Airbus, the airframer's British managers are confident the UK can remain centre of excellence for carbonfibre wing production.
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Backing Britain
The Defence Industrial Strategy marks a departure in the way the UK will work with defence suppliers, both home-grown and overseas. We ask the UK’s big defence players what it means for them