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FLIGHT/VOICE
RECORDER RULE ENACTED
The FAA has issued a final rulethat will require aircraft and
helicopters built after Mar. 7, 2010, with 10 or more seats to be
equipped with enhanced voice and flight data recorders. Under the rule,
voice recorders will have an audio loop at least two hours long instead
of the current 15 to 30 minutes and there will have to be an independent
power source to keep the recorder running for 9 to 11 minutes after all
aircraft power is lost or interrupted. Magnetic tape is also banned and
all recorders must use digital storage. Flight data recorders will have
to sample more data (including pilot inputs and control-surface
movements) more often and retain 25 hours of data. More... |
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COLUMBUS
TO BE FLY-BY-WIRE
Cessna has announced that Parker Aerospace
will supply the “hybrid fly-by-wire” control system in its new
intercontinental Columbus 850 business jet. Cessna developed the system,
which uses hydraulic actuators to move control surfaces based on
electrical commands generated by pilot and avionics inputs. The system
will work on the roll, pitch and yaw axes as well as secondary control
systems including high lift, stabilizer rim and speed brakes. “This
technology supports enhanced aircraft performance by allowing improved
pilot handling and ride quality,” Parker Aerospace said in a news release. More... |
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SAS,
BOMBARDIER SEAL JET, TURBOPROP DEAL
A few months ago, SAS,
one of Europe’s major airlines, announced it was grounding its
fleet of Bombardier Q400 turboprops because it said its customers had
safety concerns following three landing-gear emergencies. Tuesday, the
airline announced it was buying 27 (with options for more) new
Bombardier aircraft, including 14 new model Q400s and 13 CRJ900s. The
change of heart has something to do with a deal reached between the
planemaker, the airline and Goodrich Corp., which builds the landing
gear. SAS said the “compensation” package was worth $167
million against the aircraft deal, which, if all options are exercised,
will be worth $1.75 billion. More... |
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Cessna Aircraft Company, the
World's Largest General Aviation Manufacturer
Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's
largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2007,
Cessna delivered 1,272 aircraft, including 387 Citation
business jets, and reported revenues of about $5 billion. Cessna
has a current backlog of $12.6 billion. The global fleet of more than
5,100 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the
world.
More information about Cessna Aircraft
Company is available at Cessna.com. 
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ADAM
AIRCRAFT: FROM BANKRUPTCY TO AUCTION BLOCK
Interested buyers
must deposit $250,000 and a minimum bid of $10 million to win the assets
of Chapter 7 bankruptcy victim Adam Aircraft. The company's belongings
will be on the auction block April 4, but bids are due one day earlier.
Adam filed Chapter 7, the day after Valentine's Day, laying off 800
employees and granting former company president Duncan Koerbel $300,000
in severance pay. According to the bankruptcy filing, the company has
less than $1300 cash on hand and $173,000 in financial accounts. Founder
Rick Adam first brought the Adam A500 and A700 designs to the public but
left his position at the company in 2007 and is now one of many who have
filed suits against Adam Aircraft. Rick Adam's suit is based on the
company's "failure to materially complete the terms of a contract for a
manufacturing facility in Pueblo." More... |
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TOYOTA
TO FOLLOW HONDA INTO JET DEVELOPMENT?
Where Honda goes,
Toyota may soon follow. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has extended
Toyota an invitation to fund a company that would design an advanced,
fuel-efficient passenger jet. Toyota announced Wednesday it is
considering the big leap into the aircraft industry, following a report
in the Asahi Shimbun that Toyota has plans to invest $97 million into
the project, starting in April. Toyota denied to the AFP that a decision
has yet been made. As for Toyota's prior airborne excursions, the
company declined comment on progress of a four-seat "one-piece co-cured
(single-molded)" carbon-fiber single-engine piston it successfully flew
in June of 2002. Mitsubishi has sought numerous investors to help carry
the burden of the projected 150 billion yen development costs related to
a high-efficiency passenger jet project. More... |
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NAA Spring Awards & Collier Winner
Announcement in AVweb's Audio News
AVweb's Managing Editor, Meredith Saini, was on-hand for this
year's National Aeronautic Association ( NAA) Spring Awards
Luncheon. Meredith spoke with NAA chairman Walter J. Boyne about
the 2007 Collier Trophy winner he announced.
Listen online. 
Join NAA and be an aviation record setter and part of the Collier
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Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine, aviation records, fee
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LANDING
FEE TARGETS BUSINESS JETS
Palm Beach County commissioners
have determined that the best way to boost tourism in the tiny community
of West Palm Beach is to charge landing fees on the numerous private
aircraft that use the local airport. The attitude of the commissioners
is illustrated by the comment of one that the as-yet-undetermined fee
“shouldn't be much more than the price of a bottle of
champagne,” according to South Florida Sun-Sentinel. But what may be more
puzzling is that the board won’t be plowing the money into tourism
promotion or marketing to entice the uninitiated to its genteel
environs. They’ll be giving it to the airlines that serve the
airport. More... |
WOOLSTENHULME
LEADS TWO COMPANIES
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Woolstenhulme |
Stephen Woolstenhulme has been
appointed president of both Lake Texoma Jet Center, LLC and Red River
Turbines, both located in Denison, Tex. The FBO is a
strategically-placed refueling stop, and the engine shop specializes in
GE CJ610 and CF700 service. ( The Jackson Group web site)
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AIRCRAFT
ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION'S RIC PERI GETS REAL ABOUT
ADS-B
ADS-B has been in the news a lot lately, with the
comment period for the FAA's requirements for the system passing last
week and the National Aeronautic Association picking the technology as
the winner of the prestigious Collier Trophy. Naturally, the Aircraft
Electronics Association has had plenty to say about the way the FAA is
going about implementing ADS-B. Ric Peri, AEA's government
affairs expert, told AVweb's Russ Niles that while ADS-B is
excellent technology, it's not being handled as well as it could by the
FAA. More... |
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