All General aviation articles – Page 679
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EngineAir uses Chevrolet V8 for kitplanes
A heavily modified automobile engine is being developed by Daytona Beach, Florida-based EngineAir to power high-performance kitplanes. The 310kW (420hp) liquid-cooled, all-aluminium, V8 engine is expected to be flown in August, powering a Lancair IVP pressurised, four-seat, kitplane. EngineAir chief executive James Rhom says that the engine is ...
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Beriev secures Be-200 orders
BERIEV SAYS THAt it has secured what amounts to launch orders for its Be-200 amphibian from Russia's Federal Forestry Service and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The Federal Forestry Service claims that it will need 50-60 fire fighting aircraft between 1996 and 2005. Its requirements, was spelt ...
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SR20 builds up hours
Cirrus Design has put more than 50h on its prototype SR20 following its 31 March first flight. Construction of a second aircraft is already underway as the Duluth, Minnesota based company moves towards certification of the type in 1996 and deliveries at the end of the same year. ...
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Tough finding the right niches
There are encouraging signs of start-ups and expansion in Europe though financial returns and yields are low. Europe's regional airlines are emerging from the recessionary gloom comparatively unscathed. The last three and a half years have seen their share of closures, but on balance the sector is growing. ...
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Fuel tax debate is primed to heat up
In a time of US budget cutting, when small government endowments say, support for non-commercial public broadcasting, and big federal agencies, like the Department of Transportation are all facing funding recisions, the idea of subsidising the airline industry through tax exemptions of close to $530 million seems absurd. That ...
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Coming of age
This worldwide survey of regional airlines, the first of its type, paints a picture of an industry segment that has come of age. The tables reveal a business which carried over 100 million passengers last year, generated nearly $8 billion in revenue, and turned in a net profit of nearly ...
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Helicopter GPS Evaluation
Systems Management of Maryland has installed an AWOS 3500 automated surface-observing system at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, in support of the Federal Aviation Administration's global-positioning-system helicopter non-precision approach programme. The Madison-based University's heliport is the third to evaluate GPS approaches under the FAA rotorcraft programme. ...
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Europe under threat
Despite advances aimed at addressing the airport-capacity problems of the late 1980s, Europe is again facing scenes of delayed flights, packed airport terminals and angry passengers. Although measures have been largely successful in easing the region's overcrowded skies, hold-ups in the approval of airport-infrastructure projects and delays in enhancing air-traffic-control ...
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Fairchild and Let drop joint venture plans
FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT and Czech regional-turboprop manufacturer Let Kunovice have finally dropped long-standing plans for a joint-venture company, according to Let president Zdenek Pernica. Pernica says that the companies have backed away from the plan because the privatisation and restructuring process of the Czech Company was taking too long. ...
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Enaer Namcu close to certification
TYPE CERTIFICATION OF the Chilean-designed Enaer Namcu (Eaglet) two-seat trainer, is under way and is expected to be completed, by the end of 1995. The aircraft will be certificated in the Netherlands, to European and U S standards, by Enaer's Dutch partner, Aviation Maintenance. The Chilean manufacturer has ...
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Open for business
Heralded as "the airport for the 21st century", sceptics began to believe that Denver International (DIA) might not see its first passenger until then. Technical problems involving the airports automated baggage-handling system, delayed DIA's grand opening four times, for a total of 16 months. Each month cost the ...
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USA/Russia optimistic on bilateral deal
US AND RUSSIAN aviation officials, are confident of reaching agreement on the first certification bilateral, between the two nations by mid-1996, significantly easing development problems which threaten several joint ventures. US Federal Aviation Administration aircraft-certification service director Tom McSweeney says that the latest meetings with the Russian Department ...
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Sensible Approach
The failure of the recent conference in Montreal on landing systems to come out in favour of a single solution will have been a great disappointment to the proponents of individual systems - but it will have been greeted with sighs of relief just about everywhere else. Not only does ...
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Russia places Mi-24 conversion contract
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed a contract with Rostov-based Rosvertol to convert an unspecified number of Mil Mi-24 military helicopters for a civil security role. A prototype has been stripped of its weapons and armour, the airframe fitted with new communications equipment and loudspeakers installed beneath the ...
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Hunting
The Airline Interiors division of Hunting Aviation, of West Drayton, Middlesex, UK, has named Brian Larking vice-president of operations for North America. He was previously managing director of Rumbold, supplier of interior equipment to airlines and aircraft manufacturers. Source: Flight International
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Helicopters to Dubai
Agusta is to supply three A.109K2s and two licence-built AB412EPs to the Dubai Police Air Wing. Source: Flight International
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Zenith trainer into production
ZENITH AIRCRAFT brought its first production CH 2000 trainer to Sun'n Fun, aiming to provide a revitalised US light-aircraft market with an "affordable" all-purpose two-seater. The US firm has commitments for 24 of the all-metal aircraft, with a wide range of improvements and a price tag of $69,900. ...
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Flight instructors link with EAA
A NEW PARTNERSHIP is to be forged between the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and the US National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI). NAFI, which represents nearly 3,000 flight instructors, has reached agreement in principle to affiliate with the EAA. Following a ratification vote by members, expected by 20 ...
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Murphy cuts the cost of Rebel derivative
MURPHY AIRCRAFT Manufacturing launched the SR 2500 Super Rebel kitplane at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Sun'n'Fun Fly-in at Lakelands, Florida, on 9-15 April, and attracted initial interest with an introductory offer which effectively reduces the cost of the all-metal four-seater by $500 to $16,000. A full airframe ...
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US small-aircraft regulations now available on CD-ROM
AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL Publishers (ATP) has introduced a CD-ROM library of US aviation regulations governing small aircraft and rotorcraft. The library is the latest addition to the Brisbane, California, firm's Navigator CD-ROM product line. The US Aviation Regulatory Library for Small Aircraft and Rotorcraft contains airworthiness directives, service bulletins, ...