All General aviation articles – Page 668
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CL-604 improvements
ENGINE With a small speed and temperature increase, within the existing certificated limits, the thrust capability of the CF34-3B is up by 7%; this is used in flat rating power to ISA+15¡C. The take-off distance of the CL-604 in standard conditions has been improved, in a ...
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Flying firefighters
The London fire service has been conducting an extensive trial in the use of helicopter air support. Brian Walters/LONDON EVERY WORKING DAY, about 2.5 million motor vehicles enter London, resulting in acute traffic jams at peak hours. In those conditions, it is hard for emergency services to ...
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Uneven distribution
A country-by-country breakdown of the world fleet of turbine business aircraft provides a few surprises for manufacturers looking for expanding markets. Forbes Mutch/LONDON NORTH AMERICA dominates the business aircraft market, both in terms of manufacturing and operation. Fact. South America continues to emerge as the market most ...
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Peril of departing from standards
Sir - As more aircraft are in competition for slots in increasingly crowded routes, air-traffic control (ATC) has resorted to assigning aircraft non-standard levels to facilitate traffic flow. I witnessed recently a competent controller in a non-radar environment having to berate the crew of a European flag carrier ...
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HOAC unveils plans for a composite four-seater
AUSTRIAN manufacturer HOAC has revealed plans to develop a new single-piston-engine four-seat aircraft aimed at the private and flying-school markets. The aircraft, still in its conception stage, is expected to be an all-composite design. HOAC will draw on its experience gained in the design of its Diamond ...
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EC barriers control the pilot market
Sir - Your Comment regarding the mobility of the European airline-pilot market (Flight International, 9-15 August, P3) was interesting and pertinent. I have worked as a contract captain for European Community (EC) airlines for seven years. I have held Belgian, Dutch and Scandinavian air-transport-pilot's licences. The validation of ...
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World turbine helicopter accidents and incidents
Compiled by David Learmount/LONDON ACCIDENT DATA have been drawn from Flight International's own research, and extensively from the databases of Airclaims and Lloyds Aviation. Airclaims now researches and publishes the World Airline Accident Summary on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, and it has an exclusive ...
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Canadair prepares CL-415 upgrades
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA CANADAIR IS PLANNING a series of improvements to the CL-415, which will increase the fire fighting aircraft's utility and provide the basis for the development of planned special-mission variants. The Bombardier subsidiary says that upgrades now being defined include tail anti-icing and cabin ...
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Swidnik wins Sokol successes
POLISH HELICOPTER manufacturer PZL Swidnik has won new orders for two versions of its W-3 Sokol helicopter. South Korea's Citiair has turned its preliminary agreement on the purchase of three transport helicopters into a firm contract, while Polish oil company Petrobaltic has ordered a maritime version. Citiair has ordered the ...
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Piper
Larry Bardon, formerly with Lockheed's "Skunk Works" and Pilatus Aircraft, has been appointed director for marketing and sales at light piston-aircraft manufacturer New Piper Aircraft, of Vero Beach, Florida. Dan Elliott becomes manager for manufacturing. Elliott, who previously spent 13 years with Piper, returns having served as chief tool engineer ...
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Medical notes
New European rules, on in cabin airline emergency medical kits have complex implications David Learmount/LONDON Dr Sue Thompson/LONDON EUROPEAN AIRLINES have, until now, satisfied national regulations covering treatment of in-flight passenger accident or illness by carrying simple in-cabin first-aid kits. They are, however, about to ...
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FAA in the hot seat
The controversy over the FAA's 16G seat-certification rule continues to rumble on. It was introduced in FAR 25.562 Amendment 25-64 as long ago as 1988 and adopted in March 1992 under technical standard order (TSO) C127 for all new commercial aircraft. The major bone of contention is the ...
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Feel-good factor remains elusive
ALTHOUGH 60% of UK corporate and general aviation operators admit to a growth in business optimism over the last six months, this figure is only 5% higher than two years ago. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association (GAMTA), this suggests that economic conditions in the industry are ...
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Eagle flys
Australian light aircraft manufacturer Eagle Aircraft is relocating its headquarters and production base from Perth, Western Australia, to a new purpose-built site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to acting company chief executive, Nor Manshor Ghafar, the reason for the move is to "...cut down production and labour costs." Manufacture of ...
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How cabin-noise suppression works
There are three principal sources of noise in the cabin of a typical twin-engine turboprop aircraft. The first is a result of engine vibration transmitted through the wing structure, which causes the cabin walls to vibrate. Secondly, cabin noise is generated by the propeller slip-stream, coming into contact with the ...
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Cessna boosts training
Cessna has introduced an improved private-pilot course for authorised Cessna Pilot Centers (CPCs), developed jointly with Jeppesen Sanderson. There were once more than 1,100 CPCs worldwide, of which some 360 survive in the USA and Canada, but Cessna plans to expand its training-centre network with the delivery of new piston ...
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Manchester backs business GA
Sir - I would like to correct a statement attributed to the General Aviation Awareness Council regarding the position of GA at Manchester (Flight International, 16-22 August). Manchester has not said there will be "...no more GA operations after 1997". We do not see recreational flying as an ...
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UK schools angry at US training plan
FLYING SCHOOLS based in the UK have reacted angrily to the UK Civil Aviation Authority's decision to allow two flight centres in the USA to run CAA-approved courses for commercial pilot training (Flight International, 2-8 August, P20). Acting on the UK schools' behalf, the General Aviation Manufacturers ...
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UK regional airports fill GA gap
UK REGIONAL AIRPORTS are emerging as viable alternatives to large international hubs for general aviation and business aircraft operators as big airports continue to restrict access to their runways to operators. Ian Fraser, business development manager at Liverpool Airport says, "Large airports are condescending towards general aviation users ...