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NTSB provides factual update on Boeing 787 engine failure in South Carolina
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation of the July 28, 2012 contained engine failure that occurred on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner (for Air India) during a pre-delivery taxi test in Charleston, South Carolina. A contained engine failure… Continue reading
First flight test successful for U.S. Army Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle air vehicle
For more than 90 minutes, Aug. 7, the hybrid air vehicle known as the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle stayed afloat above Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle, or LEMV, like a blimp, is capable of carrying… Continue reading
More than 2500 Sukhoi Su-family combat aircraft were exported
Su-family combat aircraft have been exported since 1964. More than 2,500 Su-7, Su-17, Su-20, Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Su-30 aircraft and their modifications were delivered to the Air Force of more than 30 countries for all these years.
The aircraft… Continue reading
Sukhoi begins testing onboard radar system for T-50 aircraft
The Sukhoi Company began flight tests of the 5thgeneration fighter aircraft (PAK FA or T-50) with a unique on-board active phased array radar system. In the course of the ground and flight tests of the T-50-3 prototype the… Continue reading
Su-35S is tested for combat employment
Flight tests with actual combat employment of the Su-35S super-maneuverable multi-purpose fighter aircraft are currently being held under the State Joint Tests (SJT) program at the National Flight Test Center of the Russian Air Force. The resulting technical and accuracy… Continue reading
The MRJ Engine Final Assembly to be managed in Aichi, Japan
NAGOYA, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, August 9, 2012 – The final assembly and acceptance engine test of the Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1200G engines for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) will be performed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Nagoya Guidance &… Continue reading
Firtst Oman C-130J Takes Flight
A new C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman conducts a test flight at the Lockheed Martin facility here. This is the first of three C-130Js on order for Oman and is scheduled for delivery later this year. Oman… Continue reading
LINEAGE 1000 EXECUTIVE JET DEBUTS AT LABACE 2012
Embraer’s ultra-large, luxurious Lineage 1000 will make its debut at the 9th Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), August 15-17, at Congonhas Airport (CGH), in São Paulo. Also, at the static display, visitors will have the opportunity… Continue reading
Bell 429 Receives Airworthiness Certificate in China
Fort Worth, TX – August 9, 2012 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that it has received its airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the Bell 429. The certification follows… Continue reading