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Comanche impresses with agile handling, stealth
Paul Derby John Armbrust's eyes light up when he starts to talk about flying the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter. The chief US Army test pilot, part of a four-man test team for prototype 1, says no other helicopter comes close to matching the aircraft's performance characteristics. ...
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FMS system promises big savings for military
Steve Nichols Rockwell Collins has been selected to install its avionics in a range of US military aircraft in a deal saving the US Department of Defence an estimated $90 million. The savings come as the military choose off-the-shelf products, adapted for military use, rather than going for ...
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Final Super Seasprites bound for Egypt
Paul Derby The final two Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters ordered by Egypt are due to be delivered by the end of next month, say Kaman officials at the Show. The deliveries will conclude a 10-aircraft deal with the US manufacturer and provide the Egyptian military with an ...
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Farnborough 1948-1998:
Geoff Thomas Mention 'Farnborough' or 'the old black sheds' to an aeroplane buff, and the resulting misty eyes and far-away expression give the game away. Over the past half-century, this little piece of Hampshire - only a few miles south-west of London - has regularly played host to ...
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C-130J - late, but much better
Geoff Thomas Another first for Farnborough '98 is the public debut of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, two years later than hoped for by the Royal Air Force, but welcome nonetheless. The Flight Daily News picture of the aircraft is taken over The Needles, a group of rocks on ...
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Elusion takes warfare training to new plane
Tim Ripley Electronic warfare (EW) specialists will be making a bee-line for the new Elusion EW training system, which is making its debut at Farnborough. The simulation and training arm of UK defence electronics giant Marconi Electronic Systems is marketing the system internationally after securing a contract earlier ...
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Storming the skies
Geoff Thomas Weather's always a problem for display pilots, especially when the remnants of a hurricane - now demoted to a tropical storm - head across the Atlantic towards Europe- and Farnborough. Maybe the best-prepared will be Dassault's chief test pilot Yves Kerherve who says that the Dassault Rafale ...
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Face the facts with... George Robertson
In the afterglow of his July Strategic Defence Review, UK Defence Secretary George Robertson will be visiting Farnborough on Wednesday to talk turkey with the aerospace industry about European consolidation and his bid to revamp Britain's much criticised defence procurement system. Tim Ripley reports. Q What is your view of ...
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Eurofighter contract delay 'no problem'
Tim Ripley Eurofighter chiefs have played down a last minute hitch in negotiations over the first batch of 148 production EF2000s. "In next few weeks we will sign fixed price contracts for first production batch of 148 aircraft [for Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK]," declares ...
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Birth of Typhoon's world market challenge
Tim Ripley The wraps formally came off one of the worst kept secrets in the aerospace industry last Wednesday, when Eurofighter's EF2000 was christened Typhoon in a media extravaganza at British Aerospace's Farnborough headquarters. Europe's contender for the $70 billion global fighter market will now be known as ...
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K-MAX crashes in Germany
Helicopter manufacturer Kaman suffered a blow on the eve of Farnborough with news that one of its K-MAX external lift helicopters had crashed in Germany, with one unconfirmed fatality. The accident, which happened 20km south of the town of Kempten, was reported by Kaman's Swiss customer Helog. The K-MAX ...
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UK plans hold key for European military builders
Tim Ripley The future of Europe's military aircraft manufacturing capability depends on the UK's Future Offensive Air System (FOAS), say British Aerospace executives. "Without something new, the current capacity in our industry is threatened," says Martin Blaze, BAe's FOAS project director. "FOAS is one thing that will ...
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Hawk eyes up global jet trainer market
Tim Ripley A battle to win a global market for 3,000 advanced jet trainers, worth almost $4 billion, kicks off today with British Aerospace unveiling its new Lead-in Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of its best-selling Hawk. Capitalising on recent success in Australia, BAe is emphasising the new aircraft's ...
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Danes sign up for Canadian pilot training
Karen Walker Operators of Canada's innovative flight training progamme for NATO pilots are expected to announce today that their first international customer is Denmark. At a press briefing scheduled for this morning at Farnborough, the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) will reveal that a memorandum of understanding ...
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Helicopters square up for battle on contracts
Paul Derby As the world's helicopter manufacturers descend on Farnborough this week, they will be training their sights on a series of potentially lucrative contracts for attack helicopters. Top of the agenda will be the Turkish air force's requirement for up to 150 combat helicopters - a deal ...
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Kaman tests out battlefield UAV theory
Kaman's K-MAX heavy lift helicopter has participated in two US Navy and Marine Corps exercises to test the potential of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to deliver critical supplies to troops on the ground. Using the global poitioning systems, the K-MAX was able to simulate flight as a ...
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MiG unveils upgraded Fulcrums
Tim Ripley Two newly upgraded versions of the MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft are on display at Farnborough for the first time. The ANPK MiG design bureau has brought the single seat MiG-29SMT attack version and MiG-29UBT two seat multi-role aircraft to the show. Both aircraft take the ...
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Farnborough highlights over the years
1927 - The very first SBAC display is held at RAF Hendon in north-west London. Featuring 30 aircraft from 13 constructors, the show also displays engines from six companies. 1936 - The show moves to de Havilland's aerodrome at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, as it has out-grown Hendon. First appearances ...
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'Stealth' Comanche is out to collect a few scalps
Karen Walker Hitching a ride on a Boeing C-17, the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter has arrived at Farnborough to make its worldwide airshow debut. The Comanche prototype 2 will be on static display throughout the show. It is the first time the aircraft has been taken ...
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BAe seals pacts for navy systems
Champagne corks are popping at British Aerospace after the company won a number of new contracts for radar systems. BAe sold its 200th AWS naval surveillance radar system, bringing the total number of AWS customers to 20 worldwide. The £10 million ($16 million) contract, with a buyer ...