A new digital flight control system (DFCS) fitted in NASA's F-16XL research aircraft by Lockheed Martin has successfully completed flight trials at NASA Dryden Research Center, California. The updated DFCS, also fitted in Block 40 F-16s, replaces the aircraft's previous analogue system and will allow NASA to cut the cost of development work on flight control software.
Source: Flight International
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
Turkish business jet charter company Air Sapphire has been heavily fined by the US government for flying a Gulfstream GIV to Russia without authorisation.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
