All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 2
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Nordam stops production on PW800 nacelle
Oklahoma-based structures supplier Nordam has suspended production of nacelle systems for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 engines due to a contractual dispute.
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AFRL sets first flight date for XQ-58A
An experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate a radical new concept in modern air warfare will enter flight testing this autumn, says Maj Gen William Cooley, commander of the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
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USAF starts work on defining adaptive engine for future fighter
US Air Force officials have taken the first concrete step towards defining a new class of adaptive jet engines to power the next generation of combat aircraft that come after the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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ANALYSIS: P&W details revised geared turbofan recovery path
Losing four geared turbofan engines to in-flight failures as a result of a botched durability upgrade was not how Pratt & Whitney wanted 2018 to begin – quite the opposite.
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Regulators propose new rule for engine bird ingestion
Engine companies bidding for Boeing’s potential New Mid-sized Airplane (NMA) could face a new safety requirement proposed by regulators in response to a 2009 bird strike incident that caused an Airbus A320 to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River.
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ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi poised to put MRJ90 centre-stage
Mitsubishi Aircraft started flying the MRJ90 in November 2015. For 31 months, the test fleet has performed standard trials, mostly out of public view. In public, the MRJ90 test fleet has been shown parked in a static display of a major air show.
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Boeing, Embraer form separate joint venture to boost KC-390
Boeing and Embraer will create a joint venture to promote the KC-390 and other defence products and services for new markets and applications, the companies announced on 5 July.
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Hypoxia scare causes EA-18G to make emergency landing
A US Navy student electronic warfare officer felt potential symptoms of hypoxia during a training flight on a Boeing EA-18G on 27 June, causing the aircraft to divert to the nearest airport in Washington state and land, a USN spokesman confirms to Flightglobal.
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FAA directive calls for part changes on 189 PW1100G engines
A new defect found within the compressor of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G will require airlines to replace a part on about 189 engines, the company confirms to FlightGlobal.
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Aerolease plans to add to MRJ order with MRJ70s
Miami-based Aerolease plans to buy MRJ70 regional jets as demand for the smaller version of the Mitsubishi-built aircraft develops, says partner Jep Thornton.
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Boeing unveils long-term concept for hypersonic airliner
Boeing has unveiled a concept for a passenger-carrying version of a futuristic hypersonic military aircraft design that emerged a year ago.
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Honda Motors reports $380 million annual loss on Hondajet and engine units
Honda Motors' aircraft and jet engine business lost ¥41.8 billion ($380 million) in the fiscal year ended 31 March, the Japanese conglomerate reports in an annual report filed with US regulators on 20 June.
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NewsBahrain order keeps F-16 production ticking over
Lockheed Martin has signed an initial contract worth $1.2 billion to launch production of the F-16 Block 70 on a new final assembly line in Greenville, South Carolina for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.
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A-29 Super Tucano crashes during light attack experiment
A Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano crashed in New Mexico on 22 June while participating in a month-old light attack experiment, a US Air Force spokesman confirms.
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USAF proposes MOAB-sized bomb carriage for B-52H wings
In addition to making the Boeing B-52H more fuel efficient and sophisticated, the US Air Force’s ongoing makeover project also aims to make the pride of Gen Curtis LeMay’s Cold War-era bomber fleet more destructive.
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Gulfstream asks FAA for fire rule exemption on G500
A newly-revealed plan to re-do one certification test on the G500 business jet won’t cause any further delay for airworthiness approval expected later this summer, Gulfstream tells FlightGlobal.
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No root cause found in 2015 GE90 failure in Las Vegas
GE Aviation was unable to identify the cause of a disk web crack that caused a GE90-powered British Airways 777-200 to fail during a takeoff roll on a Las Vegas airport runway nearly three years ago, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
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USAF set to begin dual mode ramjet design for hypersonic vehicle
The US Air Force has set plans to begin the competitive phase of a plan to develop a dual mode ramjet for a new class of missiles and aircraft with top speeds over Mach 3.
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Boeing sells 24 widebody freighters to FedEx Express
FedEx Express will buy 24 new widebody freighters – 12 767-300ERFs and 777Fs each – as continued growth in the freight market fuels a fleet replacement cycle, the cargo carrier and Boeing announced on 19 June.
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ANALYSIS: 75 years on, Lockheed's Skunk Works is still innovating
It was spring of 1958 and time to balance the books on Lockheed's U-2 contract, so the US Central Intelligence Agency set up a meeting with Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the founder and head of the company's Skunk Works.