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ACAS II approval
As Europe's 1 January 2000 deadline for compulsory fitting of Airborne Collision Avoidance System II (ACAS II) approaches, AlliedSignal has received Federal Aviation Administration approval for its CAS81A and CAS 67A systems, designed for large transport and regional aircraft. These meet the Change 7 specification that reduces nuisance alerts, clarifies ...
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New 'Predictive' human factors design takes off in the 728JET
David Learmount/LONDON The Fairchild Aerospace 728JET regional airliner will become the first aircraft to be designed according to a new set of parameters intended to reduce human error in the cockpit and in maintenance, when it is certificated in mid-2002. Early work on human-centred design and certification by ...
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Cirrus looks into more powerful version of new SR20
Just weeks after delivering its first aircraft, Cirrus Design is looking at an uprated version of its newly certificated SR20. With two aircraft delivered and a backlog exceeding 330, Cirrus says it is looking at installing a 225kW (300hp) Teledyne Continental IO-550 in the four-seater. "We are beginning ...
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Hainan Hawker
Raytheon has delivered a Hawker 800XP to Haikou-based Hainan Airlines, the first Hawker business jet to enter service in China. Hainan will use the aircraft, and a Beechjet 400A delivered by Raytheon in February, for charter operations. Meanwhile, Raytheon Aircraft Services is to expand its maintenance centres in Atlanta, Georgia, ...
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GV tests low visibility landing system
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCGulfstream will begin flight testing an enhanced vision system (EVS) low-visibility landing aid on a Gulfstream V business jet later this month. The company plans to certificate the EVS on the GV by year-end, and on the GIV-SP later next year. Gulfstream believes it will be the first ...
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Utility explorer
Explorer Aircraft is designing three utility aircraft to fill the niche below turboprop utilities. The Australian engineering company says the piston-powered eight to 16-seat Explorer 350R and 500R, and the 750T turboprop, will be characterised by wide tall doors, flat cabin floor and retractable landing gear. Certification testing of the ...
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Emergency parachute to be offered for Skyhawk
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) is developing an emergency parachute system for the Cessna 172 Skyhawk. The whole-aircraft recovery system is fitted as standard on the recently certificated Cirrus Design SR20 four-seat piston single. To fund development and certification, Minnesota-based BRS has launched an "initial pilot offering", aimed at enlisting ...
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Grimes distributor
AlliedSignal has appointed AAR to distribute its Grimes-brand lighting products, ranging from anti-collision to interior lights, to the business and general aviation markets. Source: Flight International
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Diamond prop
MT-Propeller has won German supplemental type certification for a new hydraulic two-blade constant speed propeller for Diamond Aircraft's DA20 and DV20 Katana. According to the general aviation propeller manufacturer, the MTV-21-A is designed to reduce noise significantly, "and offers improved take-off and climb performance". Source: Flight International
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Giving over control
It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control Emma Kelly/LONDON David Learmount/LONDON Private provision of air traffic services (ATS) may prove to be the way of the future. Canada's ATS is already privatised - but as a trust. The UK has just launched ...
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Swiss lessor boosts Galaxy orderbook
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV Galaxy Aerospace has reached an agreement in principle with Swiss leasing company ILI Aviation for the purchase of seven Galaxy super mid-size and two Astra SPX mid-size business jets, valued at about $146 million. The deal includes options for another 15 Galaxys and two SPXs which, if ...
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Aviat flies Special
Aviat Aircraft completed the first flight of its resurrected Monocoupe 110 Special on 25 July, reaching speeds of 165kt (305km/h). The Special, based on the 1932 radial-powered Monocoupe design, is driven by an aerobatic 150kW (200hp) Textron Lycoming AEIO-360 turning a 1.95m (78in) Hartzell constant-speed propeller. Certification is planned for ...
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Agusta reveals new tiltrotor
Andy Nativi/GENOA An Agusta-led team is seeking European Union (EU) research and development funding for a second generation tiltrotor which uses a tilting outer wing and can take off like a conventional airliner as well as vertically. Italian company Agusta is seeking around 90 million euros ($92 million) ...
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Texas Turbine flies TPE-331 DHC Otter
Texas Turbine Conversions has begun test flying an AlliedSignal TPE331-10 turboprop-converted de Havilland Otter, for which it hopes to win a supplemental type certificate by the end of the year. The 670kW (900hp) engine will replace the Otter's current 450kW Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial piston engine, offering a ...
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Schweizer locks up 330SP orders
Schweizer Aircraft has sold two Model 330SP helicopters to the San Antonio police in Texas, to add to two the unit operates." The deal will enable the eighth largest city in the USA to move to standardise its fleet," says Elmira, New York-based Schweizer. The helicopters will be used for ...
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Experimental engines
After-market and engine-overhaul specialists Superior Air Parts and Mattituck Aviation are combining to produce a line of four-cylinder aircraft engines for experimental aircraft. Components for the 110-185kW (150-250hp) engines will be supplied by engine part supplier Superior and shipped to Mattituck's New York site for assembly. Source: Flight International
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Flight data plans
A US company developing a vehicle data recorder system for cars has announced plans to develop a version for use as a flight data recorder (FDR) in general aviation aircraft. Santa Barbara, California-based Diversified Auto Technology expects its general aviation FDR to be available in the first quarter of next ...
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Licensing unchanged despite Kennedy crash
US authorities appear to have no intention of changing the rules about the weather and light conditions in which private pilots without instrument ratings (IR) may fly, despite the crash last week of John F Kennedy Jr's Piper Saratoga II. The investigation into what caused the accident will centre ...
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Columbia flies at third try
NASA successfully launched the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS93 on 23 July after its second launch attempt on 22 July was called off because of bad weather. The Columbia, with its Chandra X-ray Observatory payload, was originally due for launch on 20 July - the 30th anniversary of the ...
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Canada Diamond sold
General aviation aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft has been sold to Australian businessman Peter Chambers for an undisclosed sum. London, Ontario-based Diamond, which designs and builds the DA20 Katana range of two-seat single-engined light aircraft, has focused in recent years on the training market. Observers, however, believe that the ...