All General aviation articles – Page 582
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Russia holds talks on Su-30 transfer technology
Sino-Russian talks are under way for a possible procurement of over 50 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighters by China, along with the transfer of Su-30MKproduction technology. According to Russian aerospace trade company Aviaexport "-Moscow will simply have no other way out than to transfer the technology" because China insists it ...
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Piper autopilots
The System 55 autopilot produced by Texas-based S-TEC will be available on New Piper aircraft from 1999. Those fitted include the Saratoga II HP and II TC, which will have it as standard. The system will also be offered as an option on the Piper Archer III. The autopilot will ...
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Chain reaction
Paul Seidenman/SAN FRANCISCO Fixed base operators (FBOs) will going to continue to see their industry consolidate, despite increases in business flying. While industry experts point out that the consolidation of FBOs is nothing new, the current trend has some differences compared to the last great shake-out that occurred in the ...
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Tupolev carries on with cryogenic fuel research
Tupolev is continuing research on cryogenic fuel tanks for its Tu-204 and Tu-334 twinjet airliners. It is also researching an innovative design of a twin-turboprop Tu-136 transport, with the layout determined by cryogenic fuel considerations. It is planned to conduct aerodynamic tests of the Tu-136 model in the TsAGI ...
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Bell/Agusta tie-up made official
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Bell Helicopter Textron and Agusta have signed the agreement creating the Bell/Agusta Aerospace joint venture to be responsible for development and marketing of the BA609 civil tiltrotor and the AB319 medium twin-turbine helicopter. Bell is the majority shareholder. The agreement cements a relationship which began ...
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Dassault/Aerospatiale agree
Julian Moxon/PARIS The French Government has finally agreed with Dassault and Aerospatiale the terms under which Aerospatiale will take over the Government's 46% holding in the combat aircraft and business jet manufacturer. The move, which comes as Aerospatiale is itself merging with privately owned Matra Hautes Technologies, is being ...
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FAA gives Luscombe interim certificate for Spartan 185
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Luscombe Aircraft an airworthiness certificate for its Spartan 185 preproduction model 11E. The ticket falls short of full approval, however, and is "for sales and marketing purposes", says Luscombe. The Oklahoma-based company is still targeting April 1999 as the earliest date for ...
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Sextant distributor
Sextant Avionique has appointed Matrix Aviation as the worldwide distributor of line replaceable unit spares for the French manufacturer's regional and business aircraft avionics. Matrix, a Banner Aerospace subsidiary, is based in Wichita, Kansas. Source: Flight International
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Cessna certification
Cessna has received US approval for its 206 Stationair and T206 Turbo Stationair piston singles. Approval was delayed when the company decided to change engines. Source: Flight International
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Muscular Malibu
Dave Higdon/WITCHITA In developing the Meridian, a turboprop derivative of its Malibu high-performance piston single, New Piper Aircraft is counting on the fact that customers will find the transition to turbine power both attractive and manageable. To test this premise, Flight International evaluated the Malibu turboprop conversion developed by JetProp ...
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Eurocopter seeks partner for tiltrotor
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocopter is seeking to develop a 15/20-seat civil tilt-rotor and says that it is now looking for European partners to invest in the project. The Franco/German company says that while the eight/nine-seat Bell BA609 civil tiltrotor "presents no direct competition in the short term", there is a need ...
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Socata's diesel range kicks off with petrol prototype
Andrzej Jeziorski/SEOUL Socata has begun construction of the first prototype of what will eventually become a range of diesel-engined aircraft. The French manufacturer hopes to fly its MS250 Morane light single at next year's Paris air show in June. The prototype of the four/five-seat Morane will have a ...
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Universal targets corporate jet market with flightdeck family
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Universal Avionics has launched a bid to become a major supplier of flightdeck equipment for corporate and commercial aircraft with the introduction of its System-1 product line. Building on its UNS-1 flight management system (FMS), Universal's System-1 includes flat panel displays, a terrain awareness and warning system ...
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Calm down
A new and unsettling problem for the airlines - dubbed "air rage" by the media - has been emerging over the last few years. The problem is unsettling because it appears to be global and growing rapidly, and although the airlines can describe it, they cannot define it. This intractable ...
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Arnav to supply GlobaLink weather datalink service
Arnav Systems has signed an agreement to provide a weather datalink service to aircraft worldwide via ARINC's GlobaLink communications infrastructure. Arnav already provides its WxLink service to the general aviation market in the USA, using a growing network of low-altitude VHF datalink ground stations. The Puyallup, Washington-based company says ...
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UK airlines renew call for air rage research and funding
David Learmount/LONDON Efforts to undertake research into the causes of air rage attacks on cabin crew are being held up by a reluctance to fund the work, it has emerged at a Passenger Behaviour seminar held at Heathrow Airport, London, on 29 October. The UK's Cranfield University has ...
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Czechs finish agricultural spray for low-cost Zenair
Czech Aircraft Works has completed installation of a spray system on the Zenair CH701 light utility aircraft. The resulting CH701-AG, being offered at an introductory price of $48,500, can reduce the cost of aerial application by 75% over other agricultural aircraft, Zenair claims. The two-seat, all-metal CH701 is also available ...
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Eurocopter achieves sales boom in US market
Off-shore operator Tex-Air Helicopters has purchased 11 Eurocopter helicopters for use in the Gulf of Mexico. The Houston, Texas-based company will take delivery of six AS350s by year-end, and seven EC120s will arrive next April. The aircraft will be used on contracts for Amoco and other oil companies. The ...
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First Tu-204s delivered to Air Cairo
New Egyptian carrier Air Cairo became the first airline to take delivery of the RB211-535E4-powered Tupolev Tu-204-120 on 2 November. Two aircraft were delivered to Cairo - one passenger model and one freighter - at the start of a seven-year lease. They are the first new generation Russian aircraft ...
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Ice Shield protects
B/EAerospace subsidiary SMR Technologies has won certification of its Ice Shield pneumatic de-icing system on the Cessna 421 and Rockwell Twin Commander, as part of a plan to offer systems for most popular general aviation aircraft types. Source: Flight International