All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 153
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PICTURES: Airbus prepares XWB engine for flight test
Airbus will begin the flight-test campaign on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine over the coming weeks. The first XWB engine, which will power the A350,...
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Boeing plots 787 line ramp up
Opening of second Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston to bring 10-a-month production target within airframer's sights
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PICTURE: X-47B flies with raised landing gear for first time
Northrop Grumman's X-47B naval unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator has performed its first flight with raised landing gear in its cruise configuration.
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Rolls-Royce wins $99.9 million US Navy contract
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $99.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River
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Positive reaction for Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney deal
Reaction to the deal between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney appears positive for both parties.
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Hawker tests laser-guided munitions on AT-6
Hawker Beechcraft has successfully tested the delivery of laser-guided munitions from its AT-6 Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft.
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R-R confident of 787 engine commonality for larger version
Rolls-Royce is confident that it can achieve engine commonality across the entire Boeing 787 family should the airframer give the go-ahead for a larger -10...
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Arik heads back to Boeing with 747-8I order
Arik Air's order for two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals is the latest step in the Nigerian carrier's on-off relationship with the latest incarnation of the...
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Victor expands available fleet to 172 aircraft
Business aviation aggregation and booking website Victor has grown its available fleet to 172 aircraft.
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Australian aircraft safety experts recommend hypoxia warning systems
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is advising operators of single-pilot, turbine-powered, pressurised aircraft to consider installing an aural cabin altitude pressure warning system that operates separately to the aircraft's visual warning system.
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Eurocopter targets safety boost with hybrid helicopter
Eurocopter has successfully tested a new safety feature on an AS350 helicopter that combines a regular turboshaft powerplant with an electric motor that...
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New Zealand MoD looks to close training capability gap
New Zealand's defence ministry has issued a request for information (RFI) to modernise the pilot training capability of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF),...
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Atkins is engineering aerospace, too
Technical expertise and project management skills take Atkins far beyond buildings
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PICTURES: No casualties in TAME overrun
An Embraer E-190 operated by Ecuadorian carrier TAME Línea Aérea del Ecuador, registration HC-CEZ, appears to have been written off following a runway overrun...
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Angolan air force Embraer transport crashes
An Embraer aircraft operated by the Angolan air force has crashed in Huambo, Angola, killing as many as 30 people, according to local reports. Angolan...
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Voyager tanker gains military certification
Airbus Military has received military certification for the Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) version of its A330 MRTT for the UK Royal Air Force,...
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DSEi: BAE eyes 'Adaptiv' camouflage to cloak helicopters
BAE Systems has introduced a new "smart" camouflage system, which could eventually be adapted for use on helicopters ...
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DSEi: Northrop launches HART UAV data management
Northrop Grumman has introduced an unmanned air vehicle data management system to the European market, to allow troops on the ground to "eliminate the tunnel-vision...
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DSEi: Scout mini UAS offers instant ISTAR capability
UK firm Malborough Communications is demonstrating the Aeryon Scout vertical take-off and landing mini-unmanned air system (UAS) at London's Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition.
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Piaggio gains Russian approval for Avanti II
Italian airframer Piaggio Aero has received certification from Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee for its P180 Avanti II business aircraft.