All Business Jets articles – Page 721
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Lear Locker
RAISBECK Engineering has delivered the first of its Lear Lockers for the Learjet 35/36 series to dealer Jet America. The Seattle-based modifier says that the 2.4m unit can carry 135kg of baggage, including items such as skis and hunting or golfing equipment which are difficult to fit in the Learjet. ...
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Boeing drives 777 ahead but loses Gulf Air orders
BOEING IS continuing its intensive effort to push the 777 into service on time after confirming that it has lost Gulf Air's order for six aircraft, with six options. The Bahrain-based carrier dropped its commitment to the General Electric GE90-powered aircraft after deciding that it would end ...
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Orenda to certificate piston engine for King Air 90
HAWKER SIDDELEY Canada's Orenda division is to seek certification of the new Orenda Series piston engine on the Raytheon Beech King Air 90 under an agreement with US modification centre Stevens Aviation. Toronto-based Orenda will supply two 450kW (600hp) OE-600A liquid-cooled, twin-turbo-charged, Vee-8 engines in July for ...
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All sides reach agreement on latest offer for Piper
THE LONG-RUNNING saga, over the sale of bankrupt Piper Aircraft, appears to be drawing to a close, with a deal now in place, which would see the light-aircraft manufacturer acquired for $95 million. Teledyne Industries, along with Investment Company Dimeling, Schreiber & Park (DS&P) have formed a new ...
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AlliedSignal releases mini-APU details
ALLIEDSIGNAL HAS revealed details of a mini auxiliary power unit (APU), the RE100, which it is offering to Cessna for the Citation Excel and proposing for other corporate aircraft. The RE100 is a smaller version of the 36-150 APU used on the Falcon 900 and others. It measures ...
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Switzerland to run GPS approach trial
SWISS REGIONAL airline Crossair and Swisscontrol plan a two-phase evaluation of global-positioning-system (GPS) landing systems, beginning in late 1995. The programme, to be completed by early 1996, could result in approval of one of the first GPS precision-approaches in Europe. In the first phase, two Crossair Saab 2000s ...
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An invasion of privacy
Private aviation is, understandably, regarded as just that: private. Pilots often consider it their right to disregard established practices, especially outside controlled or busy airspace. As private pilots cannot be denied privacy and freedom, the only effective method of softening their resistance to regulation and safe practices is ...
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More than one niche?
When it was launched at the 1990 National Business Aircraft Association show in the USA, the PC-XII was offered as a high-performance, low-operating-cost corporate/utility aircraft. Now, Pilatus is working with other large single-turboprop manufacturers Cessna and Aerospatiale to modify the certification rules so that the aircraft can be operated commercially ...
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Singular stability
Since the Pilatus PC-XII high-powered, single-engine turboprop had its first flight at Stans, Switzerland, on 31 May 1991, it has undergone a series of radical modifications. It now offers an almost unique blend of short-field performance and high-climb and cruise capability, combined with sturdy handling. Looking over the ...
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PAL looks to jets as Fokker 50s go
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) is considering a plan to replace its Fokker 50 turboprops with a fleet of new turbofan aircraft. The move is designed to enable domestic fares to be raised and airline losses reduced. The airline operates ten Fokker 50s, leased from AFT, for use on domestic ...
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Coming together
In a hangar in Marietta, Georgia, the prototype Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 air-superiority fighter stands amid an impressive array of sample parts and prototype components ranging from avionics connectors to fuselage bulkheads. "We were not talking viewgraphs," says F-22 programme general-manager Gary Riley, referring to the critical design-review (CDR), ...
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Honeywell commissions Reflectone
US SIMULATOR manufacturer Reflectone has received a Honeywell contract to design and build three test-benches for use in developing the Primus 2000XP integrated avionics for the Bombardier Global Express long-range business jet. The test benches will house actual aircraft avionics and the computers and controls needed to monitor ...
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China order thaw on way
Pressure is mounting for Beijing to relax its freeze on new aircraft orders. It looks as if the Civil Aviation Administration of China will permit two, and perhaps all three big carriers, to place firm orders. Senior Air China officials recently visited Toulouse and Seattle in anticipation that ...
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FAA's piston-engine directive leaves 6,000 aircraft grounded
THE DISCOVERY of faulty counterfeit connecting-rod bolts on some Textron Lycoming piston engines is expected to result in a bill of more than $10 million for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter owners. A US Federal Aviation Administration emergency airworthiness directive (AD) has grounded the aircraft for inspection. The FAA ...
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Bombardier flies Challenger with definitive CF34-B power
BOMBARDIER HAS begun flight-testing the Canadair Challenger 604 business-jet with the definitive General Electric CF34-3B engines. The prototype, a modified Challenger 601-3R, was flown with -3Bs for the first time at the Learjet flight-test centre in Wichita, Kansas, on 17 March. The first production 604 is nearing completion ...
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FAA endorses de-icing boot change to overcome ATR 42/72 difficulties
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the use of larger de-icing-boots on the ATR 42 and 72 regional turboprops. The modification, developed and tested by the Aerospatiale/Alenia consortium, is aimed at preventing the formation of an ice ridge on the wing by nearly doubling the effective coverage of ...
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Estonian Air gears up to operate Boeing 737 as it aims to ditch Russian fleet
ESTONIAN AIR IS about to send the first of 25 pilots to Seattle for conversion training to prepare for their new duties flying the Boeing 737-500. The carrier expects to slash the number of its aircrew from 80 to 37, as it does away with the need for ...
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FAA predicts GA upsurge
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration forecasts that industry response to the recent product-liability reform will take effect by 1998 and reverse the decline in US general-aviation (GA) activity. Passage of the legislation, which limits manufacturers' liability to 18 years after production, should enable companies to lower their insurance ...
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PW530 passes birdstrike test on second attempt
PRATT & WHITNEY Canada's PW530 turbofan has passed a new birdstrike test after failing the first in mid-1994, necessitating a redesign of the engine's integrally bladed rotor (IBR) fan. The 12kN (2,600lb)-thrust PW530 will power the Cessna Citation Bravo light business-jet, with a first flight scheduled for next ...
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Bombardier fills gap left by Moss defection to rival Gulfstream
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA BOMBARDIER HAS moved quickly to limit damage caused by the departure of business-aircraft division president Bryan Moss for rival Gulfstream, where he will become vice-chairman. John Lawson, formerly vice-president, marketing and sales, has been promoted to replace Moss, a key figure in development of the ...