All General aviation articles – Page 598
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NASA high altitude glider passes CDR
NASA's Apex high altitude flight experiment, a remotely piloted research glider designed to operate at altitudes above 70,000ft (21,350m), has passed its critical design review (CDR) and is on track for its first flight this year. The Apex project is part of NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology ...
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FAA targets business aircraft EGPWS
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to include business aircraft in new rules requiring installation of the enhanced ground-proximity warning system (EGPWS) in all turbine-powered aircraft with six or more passenger seats. Types as small as the Raytheon Beech King Air will be affected. The ...
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Malaysia backpedals on CN-235 buy
Malaysia's defence ministry is rethinking its contract to buy six CN-235 transport aircraft from IPTN because of concerns over the long-term future of the Indonesian manufacturer. The RM286 million ($75 million) deal was struck in February 1995. The aircraft were to have been delivered to the Royal Malaysian Air ...
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BA cadets start US training
Paul Richfield/BATTLE CREEK The first class of British Airways cadets has begun training at Western Michigan University (WMU) as part of the airline's drive to take on some 2,500 pilots over the next decade. A second group of BA trainees will arrive at Michigan in May under the ...
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FAA safety agenda focuses on CFIT and engines
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and engine safety are to head the US Federal Aviation Administration's list of priorities, according to Administrator Jane Garvey, unveiling the FAA's new "safety agenda". Launching the new agenda in Washington on 14 April, Garvey, together with US Vice President Al Gore and transportation ...
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ICAO recommends plan to balances NOx and CO2 emissions
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A modified plan to reduce harmful aero engine emissions has been recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). ICAO's Committee of Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) has approved a plan which would cut emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) while encouraging development of more fuel-efficient engines ...
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Quiet raytheon
Raytheon Aircraft is to install Ultra Electronics' UltraQuiet active noise control system as standard in Beech King Air 350s, under an agreement with Elliott Aviation, which offers the system for retrofit. Raytheon says the loudspeaker-based system will reduce cabin noise to under 80dB(A). Source: Flight International
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EBAA presses for ICAO change
Kate Sarsfield/Brussels The European Business Aircraft Association (EBAA) is pushing for corporate aviation to be included by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)as part of the air transport sector, in an attempt to raise the status of business flying and aid the fight for greater airport access. The ...
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Vulcan Air resurrects Partenavia P.68 line
Italian Aircraft manufacturer Air Samanta is to start a new general aviation production line following its acquisition of Aerocosmos, which holds the type certificate for the twin-engined Partenavia P.68/P.68TC. The acquisition, priced at L1.4 billion ($780,000), also includes the former production plant in Milan and aircraft spares. Vulcan, which ...
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FAA voices fears over efforts to fix millennium software bug
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The US Federal Aviation Administration is concerned that the international aviation community will not be ready in time for the Year 2000 (Y2K) date change, while it has speeded up efforts to put its own house in order to combat the millennium software bug. The ...
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Eagle achieves record sale with sports trainer
Australian light aircraft manufacturer Eagle Aircraft has signed its biggest fleet order yet, with the sale of seven of its all-composite tandem-wing Eagle 180 sports trainers to the Civil Aviation Academy (CAA) of Victoria, which already operates three of the two-seat aircraft. The new order, which brings the value of ...
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Aviation group shops
Aviation Group chief executive Lee Sanders promises further niche acquisitions this year as consolidation continues in the US aircraft services business. The latest addition is Aero Design, an aircraft batteries business based in Tennessee, to add to the group's newly formed Component Overhaul &Service division. Aviation Group has already built ...
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Up-front employees
If recurrent training is outsourced, airlines lose an opportunity for crew contact Expanding commercial airlines face problems obtaining, training and retaining quality flightcrew David Learmount/frankfurt US commuter airlines are losing aircrew at the rate of about 20% a year, being bled dry by airlines such as ...
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Fastener safety rules catch US industry
Dave Higdon/HOUSTON A pending change in the regulation of fastener standards in the USA has created an unexpected threat to the aerospace industry, which is calling for urgent government action. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), legal implications could ...
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Light aircraft may escape from new rules
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC European and US airworthiness authorities may exempt general aviation aircraft under 2,700kg from new regulations intended to harmonise the certification standards applied to derivatives of existing designs. The International Certification Procedures Task Force (ICPTF), which includes the European Joint Aviation Authorities and US Federal Aviation ...
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US Coast Guard starts replacement programme
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The USCoast Guard has launched a programme to replace its fleets of aircraft and surface vessels. A request for proposals for the Integrated Deepwater System programme was released in March, and up to three teams will be awarded concept development contracts in July. The Coast ...
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Toyota stops work on petrol engine project
Toyota has halted development of its FV4000-2TC petrol engine, five years after the project began, blaming the powerplant's lack of "commercial viability" as the reason behind the 19 March announcement. The project was set up in January 1993 by the Tokyo, Japan-based car manufacturer and Hamilton Standard in the ...
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Mirage propelled
New Piper Aircraft has introduced a Hartzell composite bladed propeller on its Malibu Mirage high performance piston single. Compared with the original two- blade metal propeller, the new design, with three swept Kevlar blades, improves low speed performance and reduces noise with only a small weight penalty. Source: Flight ...
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Certification near
Elliott Aviation of Moline, Illinois is close to supplemental type certification of AlliedSignal's Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System on the Raytheon Beechjet 400 and Beech King Air 200/300/350 aircraft. Source: Flight International
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General aviation flying hours rise in USA for third consecutive year
Hours flown on US-registered private aircraft increased from 26.1 million in 1996 to 26.5 million in 1997, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration. The agency is forecasting an average annual growth rate of 1.4% to 31.3 million hours in 2009. The FAA uses the number of flying hours ...