All General aviation articles – Page 557
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Prop stop
Hartzell Propeller has ended its production of two designs of its propeller, blades and hubs. This cessation will affect tens of thousands of older-design Beech, Cessna, Piper and Twin Commander aircraft. Production has ceased of other related parts for the series-1 and series-8 designs. A number of so-called X- and ...
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Special production
Wyoming-based Aviat Aircraft has begun initial production of its 110 Special, which is a revised version of a 1932 Monocoupe racer. Deliveries of the first $160,000 aircraft are scheduled to begin, following certification at the end of this year. Source: Flight International
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India orders Shadows
CFM Aircraft of the UK has clinched an order for 24 Shadow microlight trainers from the Indian air force, marking what is believed to be the largest single order for microlights in the aviation industry. The 60kW (80hp) four-stroke Rotax 912-powered aircraft will be delivered over 15 months, starting immediately. ...
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US/EU in new hushkits impasse
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The Clinton Administration's rejection of the latest European Union (EU) proposals on Stage 3 hushkitted aircraft operations last month has again put the two parties at loggerheads in the long-running dispute. At a meeting between EU Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio and US Under Secretary ...
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GA enjoys sales growth
US general aviation manufacturers achieved a 42% increase in sales and more than a 13% growth in shipments for the first nine months of 1999. This is compared to the same period last year, according to figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). A total of 1,692 aircraft ...
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ISS suffers further delays
Tim Furniss/LONDON The International Space Station (ISS) project has been dealt a new blow with the delay of the next Space Shuttle assembly mission, STS101 Atlantis. NASA has moved it from February next year to no earlier than 16 March. This comes after the Russian Proton launch failure ...
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Embry converts
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) plans to replace its 54-strong fleet of Cessna 172R Skyhawks with the more powerful 172S Skyhawk SP models. The move follows engine performance problems which forced the organisation, based in Daytona Beach, to ground its 160hp (120kW) 172R Skyhawk aircraft less than a year ago. Source: ...
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Ballistic Recovery to expand parachute system application
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) is expanding plans to offer a retrofittable airframe-recovery parachute system beyond the Cessna 172. BRS has received strong interest in its initial parachute offering from a "broad spectrum of general aviation pilots", says the company, but it has received only two commitments to date from ...
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Italian amphibians
Italy's Civil Protection Department has ordered a further two Bombardier CL-415 amphibians. The order will take the department's fleet of the type to 15. Italy now has five CL-415s due for delivery, following an order for three aircraft placed in September last year. One aircraft will arrive in January, two ...
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Arabian dream
CHUCK GRIEVE DUBAI A new commuter airline in the Arabian Gulf, is linking the UAE cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Will it succeed where others have failed? Robin Cutts is a man for a quote. Like this one: "Airlines publish ambitions and then charge you for it." And: ...
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Free for all
KAREN WALKER WASHINGTON DC US plans for a modernised air traffic control system have undergone a sharp change in direction, making them evolutionary rather than revolutionary and putting the emphasis on government-industry collaboration. Such a programme is more likely to win Congressional support and become a reality. "Ask 10 controllers ...
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NASA reschedules Shuttle launches
NASA has given tentative launch dates for the next three Space Shuttle missions as wiring inspections and repairs on orbiters Discovery and Endeavour near completion and similar work begins on Atlantis. The STS103 Discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope-Servicing 3A mission, will be launched on 2 December. The Shuttle ...
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Police helicopter
The East Midlands Police air support unit in the UK has received a Eurocopter EC135. The twin-engined helicopter will be based at the unit's Husbands Bosworth base. It is the fourth to enter service with UK police forces in the last year. Source: Flight International
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Single-turbine craft could plug Cessna product gap
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Cessna is considering a single-turbine aircraft to fill the gap between its piston-single line and its Citation business jet family. The company is also looking at the potential for applying high-speed technology from the Mach 0.92 Citation X to smaller aircraft in the product line. ...
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European arrival
Cirrus has delivered its first European-owned SR20 to its Dutch sales agent. The aircraft, the third of five handed over by the Duluth, Minnesota-based Cirrus since deliveries began in July, will be used as a demonstrator. Source: Flight International
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Stevens nears Orenda C90 certificate
Stevens Aviation plans to begin the last phase of flight tests of a Raytheon KingAir C90, re-engined with Orenda liquid-cooled V8 piston engines "within the next couple of weeks". The delayed flight test effort involves two C90s. It should lead to a US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate ...
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Fairchild support
Fairchild Aerospace and Garrett Aviation Services have formed a completion and support partnership for Envoy business jets. Under the agreement, Garrett will become the completion integrator for Envoy 3 and Envoy 7 aircraft, and will provide support after delivery. Source: Flight International
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P&WC turns on the gas for small engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to run an experimental gas generator for its proposed PW6XX small-engine family by the end of the year. The test is linked to design details for turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft derivatives being finalised. The PW6XX initiative is aimed at new general aviation and light ...
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US runway safety programmeruns into delays
The number of runway incursions at US airports is increasing as the US Federal Aviation Administration's plan to reduce the problem has fallen behind schedule. The US aviation agency had hoped that the Northrop Grumman Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) would offer an early runway incursion protection capability ...
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EU nears hushkit row compromise with US
The European Union is prepared to compromise in its row with the USA over hushkitted aircraft - but only if Washington commits to "key dates" for the introduction of even more stringent noise rules than planned. The EU is under pressure to push back the May 2000 deadline by ...