All General aviation articles – Page 617
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Lufthansa picks Pipers
Lufthansa Flight Training and its US-based subsidiary Airline Training Center Arizona have ordered seven New Piper Aircraft Seneca V piston twins, with options for four more. Source: Flight International
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EC 135 order
European helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter has signed a DM12 million ($20 million) contract with the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for two police-configured EC135s. The announcement brings the total number of orders for the twin-engined light helicopter to 55 - of which 15 have been delivered. The former East German state will ...
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Williams V-JET II will be shown at Oshkosh
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE V-JET II experimental light aircraft designed by Williams International and Scaled Composites will have its debut at the 1997 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) meeting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on 31 July. Not intended for production, the all-composite turbofan-powered aircraft was built to serve ...
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New Zealand Court challenges confidentiality of CVR tapes
A New Zealand Court ruling has sparked a new furore over the use of cockpit-voice-recorder (CVR) information outside the accident-investigation process, because of the possible use of such information in pending lawsuits against an airline and crew, and in the criminal prosecution of the pilots. Because of the ...
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Noise blight
Yet again, Europe is getting out of kilter over aircraft noise - and yet again it is doing so to the detriment of its credibility. This time, it is the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) which is trying to drag the European legislative process into disrepute, by formulating rules which ...
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European authority demands noise ban
Julian Moxon/Paris The 36-member European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) has recommended action to prevent airlines hushkitting older, noisy aircraft to meet the Stage 3 noise rules. In a decision taken on 3 July, which is likely to be similar to that expected from the European Commission ...
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Ultrasonic ice detector nears approval
ULTRASONIC technology which automatically warns pilots of ice build-up on aircraft may soon be approved for general use by carriers. Developed by Rosemount Aerospace, the HALO ground ice-detection system is designed to sense ice on aircraft wings before take-off. Key components include two ultrasonic sensors installed on each ...
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Passenger lobby issues 'world airline safety rankings' report
A REPORT which claims to rank the world's major airlines, using data about their fatal-accident history, has been issued by the US-based Air Travelers Association, a newly established lobby group for airline passengers. The Airline Safety Report Card covers 260 scheduled passenger airlines around the world - 29 ...
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R44 is prepared for police beat
Robinson is completing US Federal Aviation Administration certification of a new variant of its R44, equipped for police work. The aircraft can be fitted with a choice of gyro-stabilised infra-red sensors and television-camera systems, mounted in a nose turret. Standard features include a Panasonic VHS recorder and bubble door-windows. ...
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Thomson-CSF reveals new multi-mode radar
Thomson-CSF'S Radar and Countermeasures (RCM)division has launched a new multi-mode airborne radar aimed at the growing retrofit and new light-fighter market. Based on the RDY radar developed for the Dassault Mirage 2000, the RC400 will be "the most modern light radar available", says RCM director general Patrick Helin. ...
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Getting round UK night-rules
Sir - Further to the story "Europe may offer solution to UK cargo singles ban" (Flight International, 25 June-1 July, P32), the UK Civil Aviation Authority stated in court that there is no rule or regulation which prohibits the commercial operation of aircraft such as the Cessna Caravan, when such ...
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Socata works on Morane designs
Socata is developing two light aircraft powered by the new MR series of turbocharged diesel engines under development by Renault Sport. The Morane MS180 is a four/five-seat fixed-gear aircraft equipped with the MR180 engine driving a constant-speed propeller, giving it a maximum speed of 135kt (250km/h). The MS250 ...
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Gulfstream delivers first customer GV
GULFSTREAM Aerospace delivered the first Gulf-stream V long-range business jet to a customer on 1 July. The aircraft, serial number 507, is owned by publishing magnate Walter Annenberg, a former US ambassador to the UK. The GV will be based at a new, purpose-built, hangar at New Castle ...
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China Southern sets its sights on New York stock exchange
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE China Southern Airlines has filed an application to list on the New York stock exchange, following a similar float by China Eastern Airlines earlier in the year and Hainan Airlines' more recent successful public offering on the Shanghai bourse. The Guangzhou-based carrier plans to ...
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JAA offers to relent on business-jet ETOPS limits
A European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) offer to relax its proposed limits on extended-range twin-engine operation (ETOPS) for business jets has been hailed by the general-aviation industry as "a workable solution". According to the US General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the JAA's original 120min ETOPS rule announced on ...
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Beech runway collision is blamed on King Air pilot
THE RUNWAY collision of a Beech King Air A90 with a United Express Beech 1900C on 19 November, 1996, at Quincy Municipal Airport, Illinois, resulted from failure of the King Air pilots "-to effectively monitor the common traffic-advisory frequency [CTAF], or to properly scan for traffic", says the US National ...
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Schweizer upgrades single-turbine Model 330
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT has begun delivery of an improved version of its Model 330 light single-turbine helicopter. The 330SP has a larger main-rotor hub with increased-area blades, and taller landing gear. Examples have been delivered to Switzerland's Fuchs Helikopters and the San Antonio, Texas, Police Department. Several existing Model ...
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An-124 Chapter 3 hushkit wins certification
A hushkit has been certificated for the Antonov An-124 which enables the cargo aircraft to comply with the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) Chapter 3 noise legislation . The approval marks the first step towards the modification of all An-124s to Chapter 3 rules as additional hushkits become ...
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Coping with interference
Sir - I read with interest Capt Mark Zucal's letter "Electromagnetic hazards" (Flight International, 18-24 June, P68). These are now known as "PEDs" (personal electronic devices). I am involved in this, not with compact-disc (CD) players, but, more importantly, with medical equipment and work along with operators, manufacturers ...
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Restructuring industry
In 1994, at the request of the Russian Government, a US Federal Aviation Administration team visited Russia to carry out an audit of the country's civil aviation, and to recommend what was needed to bring it into line with modern international standards. One of the resulting pieces of ...