All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 129
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Fire damages PAK-FA prototype on landing
Sukhoi has played down the impact on its T-50/PAK-FA programme of a fire that damaged one of the five flight-test aircraft while on the ground at Zhukovsky air base near Moscow on 10 June.
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RAC MiG boss eyes fifth-generation fighter
RAC MiG is contemplating building a fifth-generation fighter which would use its current MiG-35 platform as a "foundation" for the introduction of new technologies.
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Russian Helicopters, AgustaWestland shelve joint development
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have quietly shelved plans to jointly develop a 2.5t rotorcraft, a senior executive from the Moscow-headquartered manufacturer has revealed.
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ILA: Tanan UAV bulks up for naval service
Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for the first flight of a new, higher-weight variant of its Tanan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle.
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Airbus Helicopters unveils weight boost for EC175
Airbus Helicopters plans to increase the maximum take-off weight of its flagship EC175 rotorcraft to 7.8t, giving operators the choice between 300kg (660lb) of extra payload or a 40nm (75km) range boost.
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AUVSI: Sikorsky eyes new applications for Matrix technology
Sikorsky is continuing its test and evaluation activities under the Matrix programme using its SARA S-76B demonstrator as the helicopter manufacturer looks for further commercial applications of its unmanned technology.
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AUVSI: Sikorsky launches new unmanned UH-60 research effort
Sikorsky has launched a second research programme using one of two optionally piloted UH-60M Black Hawks developed under the US Army’s previous MURAL initiative.
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AUVSI: Arcturus launches new UAV pair
California’s Arcturus (booth 807) has launched a pair of new unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) which appear to be pitched against the AAI RQ-7 Shadow.
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CAA postpones North Sea helicopter capacity cuts
North Sea rotorcraft operators have been handed a three-month reprieve by the UK Civil Aviation Authority from the introduction of tough new regulations that will see helicopter passenger capacity slashed by around 20%.
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Airbus Helicopters lashes out at Canadian procurement
Bell Helicopter appears to be the only bidder for a Canadian coastguard tender for eight medium-class helicopters after none of the other major OEMs were able to meet Ottawa’s requirements.
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Turkey inducts EDH-standard T129 attack helicopters
Ankara has formally inducted the first nine Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 attack helicopters, marking the end of deliveries of the interim-standard EDH model.
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Five firms invited to bid for Falklands SAR work
Five helicopter operators have qualified to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence’s tender for the provision of search and rescue and support helicopter services in the Falkland Islands.
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Snecma readies Silvercrest for first flight
Snecma is making the final preparations for first flight of its new Silvercrest 11,450lb thrust-class business jet engine with the powerplant already installed aboard a Gulfstream II flying testbed.
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Helibras enters double figures with EC725 deliveries
Helibras has delivered the tenth and eleventh EC725 helicopters to Brazil’s armed forces under its 2008 tri-service contract for 50 units.
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AW609 tiltrotor passes autorotation trials
AgustaWestland has overcome a key hurdle on its AW609 civil tiltrotor progamme with the completion of autorotation trials.
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Airbus Helicopters details EC225 shaft changes
Airbus Helicopters has provided further details on the changes it has made to a key gearbox component on the EC225 which will be delivered to operators for retrofit in July or August.
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Arcturus unveils VTOL-capable fixed-wing UAV
California-based unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Arcturus has unveiled quadrotor-equipped variants of its T-series aircraft which gain vertical take-off and landing capabilities while maintaining their fixed-wing flight characteristics.
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EASA approves permanent safety fix for EC225
EASA has approved a redesigned version of the bevel gear vertical shaft on the Airbus Helicopters EC225, enabling operators to replace the problematic component from the second quarter.
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CHC boss calls for real-time helicopter data monitoring
Helicopter manufacturers must develop and introduce real-time in-flight data monitoring systems on their aircraft if the industry is to make sustained improvements in safety.
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PICTURE: Qatar raises the bar with A380 lounge
Ahead of the delivery of Qatar Airways' first three Airbus A380s, currently scheduled for June, Flightglobal has obtained an exclusive sneak-peek of the lounge area installed on the upper deck of the superjumbo.