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Hunting Aviation
HUNTING AVIATION was inadvertently omitted from Part I of the Flight International Third party Maintenance Directory (24-30 January). UK Hunting Aviation - Aircraft Engineering Division, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donnington, Derby DE74 2SL, UK. Tel: +44 (1332) 813 167 or +44 (1332) 810 910; fax: +44 ...
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Solar power
THE US ARMED FORCES ARE proposing a new generation of ultra-high-technology weapons, which would make today's best armaments, look prehistoric by comparison. The weapons they foresee, such as hypersonic aircraft and lasers, should prove to be more than a match for any foreseeable threat apart from one: the lack of ...
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USAF will extend the life of Singapore air force F-16s
THE REPUBLIC OF Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has reached an agreement with the US Air Force to carry out a structural life-extension on its Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs. USAF civilian contractors will perform the depot-level work locally at Singapore's Tengah AB. The structural strengthening "Falcon Up" and modification programme ...
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F124 powers Australian T-45 bid
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has selected the International Turbine Engines (ITEC) F124 as the primary engine in its bid to sell the T-45 Goshawk trainer to Australia. The T-45's existing Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour 871 turbofan will be offered as an option in MDC's proposal to meet ...
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USN/MDC team fix F-18 video problem
PROBLEMS WITH the cockpit video-recorder system in the McDonnell Douglas F-18C/D have been resolved, according to US Navy F-18 programme director Capt Joe Dyer. High failure rates with the Precision Echo (PE) WR-818 8mm video-cassette recorder had forced the Navy to suspend deliveries (Flight International, 20 December-2 January, P15). ...
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USAF looks into the future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC HYPERSONIC FIGHTERS and high-power lasers are among the futuristic next-generation weapons envisioned for use by the US armed forces in a report released by the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The 2,000-page study, New World Vistas, foresees the use of ...
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Switzerland favours more F-18s
SWITZERLAND IS looking towards its next fighter-aircraft purchase, following the roll out on 25 January of the first of 34 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/Ds for its air force. If funding becomes available, before the end of the decade, the Swiss air force will probably seek a second ...
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Eurocopter and Snecma cut costs
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS EUROCOPTER IS launching a fresh drive to improve productivity and cut costs as the Franco-German helicopter group prepares for the effects of pending French defence cuts and the continuing weak dollar. French engine manufacturer Snecma has already declared plans to accelerate rationalisation in the face ...
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Lockheed Martin delivers profits
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON LOCKHEED MARTIN has ended its first year with profits of more than $1 billion, confirming Wall Street optimism that consolidation within the defence giant is already producing the promised post-merger benefits. "We are meeting, and in some cases exceeding, the consolidation schedule we ...
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Pentagon blow to Sikorsky
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC SIKORSKY'S AMBITIONS of selling UH-60 Black Hawks to the US Marine Corps, in a deal worth as much as $1.5 billion, have been dealt a serious blow by a recommendation from a senior Department of Defense official that the USMC modernise its existing helicopter ...
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Kfirs bound for Sri Lanka as IAI seals Ecuadorian sale
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries (IAI) has completed delivery of eight IAI Kfir fighter aircraft to Sri Lanka, with a further four Kfirs soon to be delivered to Ecuador. The Ecuadorian sale is proceeding despite the objections of Peru, which had complained to the US Government. US approval is needed ...
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US DoD on brink of killing Hunter
US DEPARTMENT of Defense acquisition chief Paul Kaminski is on the brink of signing an acquisition decision memorandum halting production of the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter short-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Only seven systems are in service. TRW/IAI was originally awarded a $169 million low-rate initial production contract ...
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Australian firefighters want to test-fly Canadair CL-415s
SOME OF Australia's major fire fighting authorities are to recommend that their state governments approve and fund a three-month operational evaluation of Canadair's CL-415 fire bomber during the country's next fire season, which usually starts in December and extends to March. The decision follows a series of ...
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Boon to aerospace
A background in shipbuilding has helped the head of Singapore Technologies Aerospace keep the company afloat. Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE BOON SWAN FOO'S first year at the helm of Singapore Technologies Aerospace (STAe) has proved to be tough. The former Singapore Shipbuilding and Engineering president has had to contend ...
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NH-90 and Tiger will survive French cuts
FRANCE'S CONTINUING defence review will result in lower production rates and delayed deliveries for the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter, the NH Industries NH-90 military utility helicopter and the air force's Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, say senior industry officials. Although any delay is unwelcome, such an outcome would ...
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Russia faces procurement crisis as air force budget is slashed
Douglas Barrie/LONDONAlexander Velovich/MOSCOW THE RUSSIAN air force is to receive only 13% of its budget request for 1996, a decision, which is threatening to cripple short-term equipment upgrades and long term acquisition plans. Nikolay Anisimov, assistant for finances to the air force's commander in chief, ...
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ACTIVE F-15 ready for first flight
NASA's thrust-vectoring-equipped McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-15 is expected to have its first flight at Edwards AFB, California, around 1 February, following the successful completion of "hot-load" tests on the engines and vectoring nozzles. The modified F-15 will be used to evaluate the performance benefits of thrust-vectoring under phase one ...
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Reasons for being
NATO has been reshaping itself and reviewing the role of its air power. Tim Ripley/LONDON IF THERE WAS ONE reassuring aspect of existing in a bipolar world packed with nuclear weapons, it was that at least you knew which side you were on. The US-led NATO alliance faced ...
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Moulded for success
Dow-UT has demonstrated that complex structural parts can be moulded successfully in composites.Graham Warwick/ATLANTA A FAN-EXIT CASE produced by using resin transfer moulding (RTM) is "...one of the largest and most critical jet-engine parts ever made from composites", says its manufacturer, Dow-United Technologies (Dow-UT). The component, which is an estimated ...
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Eurocopter picks Turkey for cost trimming
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH EUROCOPTER HAS awarded a structures-manufacturing contract to Turkey's Tusas Aerospace Industries (TAI) in a new move to shift elements of its production to low cost suppliers. Ankara-based TAI, which also produces components for Airtech CN-235s and assembles Turkish air force Lockheed Martin F-16s, is ...