Seven Q Seven has begun flight testing its Boeing 707-300 development aircraft equipped with a 21,000lb-thrust (94kN) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engine installed in place of the no.1 JT3D. The 3h flight was the beginning of the first stage of the flight-test programme, which is due to be completed by the end of the month. All four JT3Ds will be replaced by JT8D-219s on the test aircraft later this year, with commercial certification in mid-2000.
Source: Flight International
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects. Speaking to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always ...
Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has started construction of its first D328eco test aircraft, with cutting work to extend a D328 fuselage. The D328eco is an upgraded version of the turboprop, intended to accommodate 40 passengers. It will feature more efficient engines – the Pratt & Whitney PW127XT-S – and modernised avionics, ...
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
