The Model ST400QF series airborne telemetry transmitters are designed to operate in aerospace environments where size, weight efficiency and frequency agility are important. Its frequency range can be controlled from 2.2-2.3 GHz., in 1 MHz. steps in a 100 MHz. band. This is accomplished by application of a remote binary code, which enables operation with BCD or other binary codes. Aydin Telemetry, 47 Friends Lane, Newtown, Pa. 18940-0328.
DuganAir Technologies Inc. has announced that PanAm has exercised options to acquire three more Quiet Wing System modification kits, installation of which would allow the carrier's 727-200 aircraft to meet FAA Stage 3 requirements by the year 2000.
Wayne Fischer and M. Anthony Stone Wayne Fischer has been appointed global sales and marketing manager for military transparencies and Prist products for PPG Industries' Aircraft Products, Huntsville, Ala. M. Anthony Stone has succeeded Fischer as global sales and marketing manager for airline aftermarket sales of windshields and windows.
Airbus Industrie tentatively plans to make offers to potential customers for the 455-656-seat A3XX early next year, in preparation for a 2005 service entry date. The proposed Very Large Transport Aircraft (VLTA) is scheduled to play a critical role in the European consortium's quest for an assured 50% share in the commercial transport market, Airbus executives said.
Pentagon officials are worried the allies are going to learn the wrong political lessons from a victory in the conflict over Kosovo--that a hopelessly cumbersome decision-making process can win a modern war. But they also think there will be some tactical changes that will result in near-term improvements to bolster the capabilities of U.S. fighting forces.
Ronald A. Zielinski has been named vice president-marketing for the Western U.S. for the Dassault Falcon Jet Corp., Teterboro, N.J. He was vice president-international marketing and succeeds Neil J. MacDonald, who is scheduled to retire June 30. Jeffrey M. Habib, who has been sales manager for North Asia, will become director of international sales.
The U.K. government has given the green light to move ahead with the medium-range Trigat anti-tank missile program. France and Germany had already signed up for the production phase of the European cooperative program in which Belgium and the Netherlands are also involved. Pending final negotiations, a contract will be awarded to the Euromissile Dynamics Group, a consortium that includes Aerospatiale Matra, Matra BAe Dynamics and LFK of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace.
The Senate has passed a $264.7-billion defense appropriations bill for Fiscal 2000, approving multiyear procurement of 60 more C-17 airlifters, advance procurement of six F/A-18E/Fs and the purchase of an array of 15 additional helicopters. In an appropriations measure that is $1.4 billion higher than the White House sought, the Republican-controlled Senate boosted weapons procurement to $54.5 billion from the $51.8-billion request.
These Lithium-Thionyl Chloride batteries are constructed from 304L stainless steel with reinforced hermetic glass-to-metal seals and can be made in a variety of custom configurations. Featuring capacities from 0.08 to 135 amp-hr. with operating voltages from 3.0 to 3.6 volts at -40C-+180C and energy densities up to 600 Wg/Kg., these shock-resistant cells will retain up to 80% of their original capacity after 10 years.
LUCAS AEROSPACE IS TESTING THE VIABILITY of variable-frequency generators for large passenger aircraft, which would eliminate the need for a complex, heavy constant-speed drives. Lucas has used variable-frequency generators on turboprops, and last year received its first certification on a turbofan aircraft--Bombardier's Global Express business jet (AW&ST Oct. 5, 1998, p. 114).
Adaptrack features a articulating adapter bar that can withstand cabin floor deformations. Variants of large seats can be fitted in other aircraft. The Adaptrack allows variants of the ERDA Large Executive Seat, originally developed for the Boeing Business Jet, to be installed in other aircraft such as the Gulfstream V and Galaxy business aircraft. Erda Inc., 701 U.S. Highway 41, Peshtigo, Wis. 54157.
Malaysian Airlines has posted a record $184-million loss for 1998, which follows a $68.4 million one in 1997. The airline cites the continuing weak regional traffic and currency depreciation as the major factors for its loss (see p. 92).
Andrew Gilbert Morgan, Jr., has become president/chief operating officer of World Airways Inc., Herndon, Va. Hollis Harris, who had been chairman/president/CEO, will continue as chairman/ CEO. Morgan was regional director/general manager for properties and facilities of Delta Air Lines.
Engine component manufacturer Techspace Aero is preparing for a cyclical downturn in the airline industry, which could significantly affect the company's core business. CFM56 components produced here under single-source agreements for CFM International (CFMI) generate more than 50% of the Belgian company's $233 million in annual revenues.
A strong international air cargo business will see 10 of the 44 Boeing 747-400s built this year delivered in the freighter confi-guration. About half of the 747-400s built during the first six months of 2000 also will be freighters, Boeing said. Although the exact production rate for the 747 next year has not been determined, orders expected to be announced at this week's Paris air show could avert a projected manufacturing slowdown to a rate of two aircraft or fewer a month by 2001.
In securing Crossair as a launch customer for its 70-seat ERJ-170 and 100-seat ERJ-190-200 regional jets, Embraer has scored a major victory. The Swiss regional carrier said it is also interested in the smaller 37-seat ERJ-135 and 49-seat ERJ-145. Crossair said the decision in favor of Embraer, as opposed to competitor Fairchild Aerospace with the 728JET and 928JET family, offered the carrier the possibility for a package solution for its long-term plan to renew its 81 aircraft fleet.
European space engineers are preparing to begin testing a higher power version of the Ariane 5's Vulcain main-stage engine, even as they start work on an all-new cryogenic motor for the upper stage of the heavy-lift booster. The propulsion systems are intended to ensure that the Ariane 5 remains competitive with new rivals like the U.S. EELVs set to enter the launch arena in the early years of the next decade.
Brian Elyanoff has been named corporate customer support manager for FlightSafety International at its New York LaGuardia Airport headquarters. Tom Booth has been promoted to assistant manager from director of standards of FSI's Raytheon Learning Center, Wichita, Kan. Jerry Hill has been promoted to manager of the Bethany (Okla.) Learning Center from director of training.
Capt. Robert P. Asbury, an Air Force Research Laboratory staff meteorologist in the Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., has won the Air Force Merewether Award for 1998. He was honored for his analysis of the relationship between weather and laser path transmission variability (optical turbulence), during a $6-million worldwide collection for the Airborne Laser System Program Office.
Michael Lapin has become deputy manager of the MCAS El Toro Master Development Program for Orange County, Calif. He has been a chairman of the Orange County Airport Commission.
India's Sahara Airlines plans to launch a regional operation in October, using 12 30-seat Embraer EMB-120 turboprops. The carrier, which will be operated under a new name and organization separate from the larger airline, would serve 30 destinations with 80 daily flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai.
When Airbus Industrie looks to the 21st century, it is determined to see its A3XX double-decker become a strong competitor to Boeing's 747 early on. Meanwhile, futurists at Aerospatiale Matra are looking beyond--to a new supersonic transport that could be flying by 2015, followed by a 1,000-seat flying wing as early as 2020.
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