All General aviation articles – Page 642
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FAA moves to tighten rules for new carriers
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration's to intensify its oversight of new air carriers following the ValuJet McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crash in May in Florida and a subsequent review of the carrier's operations. This will include regulating the use of outside aircraft maintenance firms and limiting their growth rates. ...
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Cessna flight-tests Stationair prototype
CESSNA IS FLIGHT-TESTING THE prototype Turbo 206 Stationair, which will be the third of its piston-single types to re-enter production. The T206 is powered by a Textron Lycoming TIO-580 turbocharged engine. Initial flights will be used to evaluate the new engine and instrumentation. Cessna says that engine power response and ...
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USA prepares operations databank
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC and David Learmount/LONDON THE PROTOTYPE for a massive new US national safety database has started operation. The system will be able to filter downloaded operational data from digital flight-data recorders (DFDRs) for events which have safety significance, and store them centrally for trend analysis and ...
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Rybinsk design and production plants
RYBINSK MOTORS production plant and RKBM Rybinsk Machinebuilding Design Bureau are to merge. Rybinsk Motors, is a leading Russian manufacturer, of Aviadvigatel D-30 turbofans powering Ilyushin Il-76s and Il-62Ms, and Tupolev Tu-154Ms. The plant has a long-term co-operation agreement with General Electric and has begun parts ...
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Gulfstream plans to put EVS in GIV picture
GULFSTREAM will demonstrate an enhanced-vision system (EVS) for the Gulfstream IV- SP business jet at the US National Business Aircraft Association convention in Orlando, Florida, in November. The company has selected Kollsman to develop an infra-red sensor, with the image to be shown on a Honeywell/GEC-Marconi head-up display (HUD). ...
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FlightSafety International sets up joint helicopter training-centre with Petroleum Helicopters
FLIGHTSAFETY International (FSI) has teamed with Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) to establish a helicopter training-centre at Lafayette, Louisiana. FSI has agreed to relocate its helicopter training-centre from Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, to PHI's headquarters at Lafayette Louisiana Regional Airport. The two companies agreed to collaborate on helicopter training in ...
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Beechjet upgrade
Raytheon Aircraft, has delivered the first Beechjet 400A business jet, with a new interior, which offers increased usable space and reduced noise and vibration. The aircraft belongs to US home-electronics retailer, Best Buy, but is being used as a company demonstrator until the end of 1996. Source: Flight ...
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Duncan
Mike Hansen has been named manager of avionics and instruments at aircraft-service organisation Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska. He was formerly with BF Goodrich Component and Overhaul Repair, in Austin, Texas. Two new technical specialists have been appointed: Bill Schroeder, for the Canadair Challenger Series, and Dick Hyde, for the ...
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Russia approves the TPE331 for An-38 use
Russia approves the TPE331 for An-38 use THE RUSSIAN Interstate Registry's Aviation Committee has approved the AlliedSignal TPE331-14GR/HR turbo- prop for the Antonov An-38, clearing the way for certification of the 26-passenger twin-turboprop with the US engine in early 1997. The An-38 is undergoing certification test-flights ...
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Polish Government considers Swidnik SW-4 purchase
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE POLISH MINISTRY of the Interior could become the launch customer for the PZL-Swidnik SW-4 light helicopter, which is due to be flown for the first time within weeks. According to the company, Polish interior minister Zbigniew Siemiatowski has told Swidnik that he wants ...
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Air-breathing technology
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Advanced Space Transportation office, in Huntsville, Alabama, has selected five industry teams to develop the much-vaunted but yet operationally unproven technology for air-breathing rocket engines. This could be the next step towards new propulsion techniques to take the agency into the next century and could ...
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Balbuzard tests restart
AMEUR Aviation Technologie, the Corsican-based kitplane builder, has conducted a series of successful test flights since mid-July of a heavily redesigned production prototype of its two-seat Balbuzard. The composite aircraft had its maiden flight in 1995, powered by a 60kW (80hp) Rotax 912A. The new prototype has a 90kW Lycoming ...
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Professional benchmark
THE RAF'S RED ARROWS team has a set of standard operating procedures (SOPS) based on decades of experience. All display sites are surveyed by the Red Arrows and categorised A, B, or C. Category A is ideal, B involves some overflight of built-up areas, and C is unacceptable ...
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Clinton stakes claim for security money
David Learmount/LONDON MASSIVE FUNDING for higher levels of security at US airports has been demanded by US President Bill Clinton, following initial recommendations from Vice-President Al Gore's Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. The US Federal Aviation Administration has to implement the recommendations. Demanding that Congress ...
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Helicopter success
McDonnell Douglas has sold its first MD600N to a customer in France. The helicopter was purchased by supermarket chain Presta Services. The helicopter company has also sold a MD Explorer, a MD600N and a MD500 to UND Aerospace. The aviation education and training arm of the University of Dakota has ...
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UH-60Q Dustoff under development
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT hopes that a UH-60Q medical evacuation helicopter two-year qualification programme will lead to the purchase of more than 300 UH-60Q Dustoff rotorcraft lasting through to the end of the century. In February, The US helicopter maker won a $14.6 million Phase II contract from the US ...
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Fuji aims to develop Premier I competitor
FUJI HEAVY Industries of Japan is studying an advanced-technology business jet to rival Raytheon's low-cost Premier I entry-level aircraft. The FNJ, or Fuji New Business Jet, is a five-passenger, canard-configured design with a forward swept wing with a span of 10.4m. The aircraft would incorporate composite materials and ...
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ATN team to be led by AlliedSignal project
ATN SYSTEMS, the industry consortium created to develop the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN), has picked an AlliedSignal-led team to develop the network "router". The team will provide the avionics and ground system equipment needed to support routing and operation of data communications services over the ATN. Working ...
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BAe's asset management effort reaps return with more deals
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE says that its aggressive drive to limit losses from the group's extensive turboprop leasebook is beginning to produce results, with a series of new deals including the first sales of Jetstream J31s. BAe Asset Management Turboprops (AMT) announced plans to step up ...