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RedBull AirRace Detroit Qualifying info
13:55Â Due to high winds in Detroit, the first Qualifying session set for 2 p.m. has been cancelled.
13:45 American Kirby Chambliss and Hannes Arch of Austria are not about to let Bonhomme walk away with the 8 points from… Continue reading
Macleans new Place
Spaniard becomes second MXS pilot in field
Alejandro Maclean said he loves his sparkling new MXS plane that he took on its maiden flight on May 18. But the Spaniard, who became the second Red Bull Air Race pilot equipped… Continue reading
F414-powered Gripen Demonstrator makes successful first flight
LYNN, Mass. – May 30, 2008 – The Saab Gripen Demonstrator aircraft powered by a GE F414G engine successfully completed its first flight on May 27 at Saab, Linkoping, Sweden. The flight lasted 30 minutes and completed all planned goals.… Continue reading
Nippon Cargo Airlines Takes Delivery of GE’s First CF6-80C2 Engine with New Tech CF6 Upgrades
SEATTLE, Washington – May 29, 2008 – Nippon Cargo Airlines has taken delivery of its first GE CF6-80C2 engines incorporating a new, high-pressure turbine upgrade.
The turbine upgrade, part of GE’s new Tech CF6 program, was installed in engines for… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 75th 777 to ILFC
EVERETT, Wash., May 30, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) reached a historic milestone this week with the delivery of ILFC’s 75th Boeing 777. The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) is leased to ILFC’s… Continue reading
Boeing Trains C-17 Loadmasters
ST. LOUIS, May 30, 2008 — In a C-17 Cargo Compartment Trainer located at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Lynn Gardner, a Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 loadmaster instructor, shows two students how to prepare the aircraft’s Container Delivery System gate… Continue reading
Bell’s 429 EMS Helicopter Makes Impressive Debut at Air Med 2008
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (May 29, 2008) — Last week Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, showcased its latest emergency medical helicopter, the 429, to a receptive audience at the international Air Med conference held last week in Prague,… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35B SUCCEEDS IN STOVL PROPULSION GROUND TEST
The shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system that will enable the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter to perform short takeoffs and vertical landings (STOVL) operated for the first time in the aircraft during ground testing on… Continue reading
YAK-130 COMBAT TRAINER OF NEW CENTURY
A second production-configuration aircraft has entered the flight trials of prospective combat trainer Yakovlev Yak-130 in April this year.
Work is underway under the contract with the Russian Air Force (RusAF) that selected the Yak-130 for service with its flight… Continue reading
EA-18G Growler to arrive at NAS Whidbey Island
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION, Md. – The Navy’s newest airborne electronic attack asset, the EA-18G Growler, will be accepted by the commander of the Electronic Attack Wing at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, during a dedication ceremony at… Continue reading
Eurocopter signs order to retrofit six more Bundeswehr CH53Gs
On May 28, at the ILA International Aerospace Exhibition, the German Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) and Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH signed a contract for the retrofit of six more CH53G transport helicopters operated by the German Army… Continue reading
Bombardier Learjet 85 Aircraft Composite Structure Manufacturing to Take Place at Querétaro Facility
Mexico City, May 29, 2008
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Final assembly, interior completions, flight test and customer delivery will be based in Wichita
Today, corporate aviation leader Bombardier announced its facility in Querétaro, Mexico will manufacture the composite structure for its all-new, state-of-the-art Learjet… Continue reading