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1990
1990 - 0003.PDF
CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL 3-9 JANUARY 1990 NUMBER 4197, VOLUME 137 HEADLINES Switzerland trains Libyan pilots American Airlines buys new routes Habsheim crash blamed on crew F-117A flies in Panama South Korea selects F-18 Skyshark flight-tested on AMX Rolls-Royce may uprate Trent Ferranti seeks share of FAMS Asian Helicopter orders A. 109s NEWS: OPERATIONS 10 n Dutch consider leasing AH-64s Iraq "has nuclear capability" Belgian Army reorganises aviation Malaysia grounds S-61s after crash UK strengthens aviation security Volcano causes 747 flame-out USA probes price-fixing claims Air Europe beings Fokker 100 services Pilots criticise UK fatigue rules 12 Air Inter wins A3 20 efficiency prize Third World carriers form CRS Airborne Express in Japanese deal LDEF retrieval mission delayed 13 Soyuz TM8 flight may be extended Soviets reveal Cosmos 1870 BUSINESS McAir takes over T-45 production Piper North wins state funds Dow-Sikorsky composites venture Hyundai to build helicopters NEWS: TECHNICAL 14 R-R/Snecma SST engine agreement 15 USSR blocks hydrogen engine funds BAe opens technical centre Dutch to assemble PW125B engine COVER STORY The third V-22 prototype has spread its wings, hut the Osprey remains an endangered species. Picture fry Boeing Helicopters. P 22. EFA: coming together at last. P24. Composites: cutting Delta makes a come- costsisthekey. P 30. back. P 39. The shape of the next decade. P36. NEXT WEEK "Exciting, satisfying and pilot-friendly"—the Socata/Mooney TBM. 700 business turboprop is previewed by Flight. Delta II suffers cost overruns 16 Freedom's solar arrays tested GEC/Matra combine space interests Soviet lunar vehicle revealed Cheney backs B-2 programme 17 ALARM fails US test Military EH. 101 makes first flight Matra launches Albi and Atlas Bendix orders Cossor amplifier Night-attack F-18s delivered 18 Mirage tests laser pod USA insists on CALS-compliance NEWS ANALYSIS Lockerbie: picking up the pieces V-22 Osprey fights for survival FEATURES 20 22 24 Eurofighter fights back Facing the future with confidence Composite commitment 30 New materials in aircraft structures The decade ahead 36 Aerospace timetable to 1999 COMMENT Perils of prediction People Letters Straight and Level 3 42 43 44 ISSN 0015-3710 A REED BUSINESS (SB PUBLISHING 1BF GROUP Published in association with Airline Business by Reed Business Publishing ltd, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, England. © Copyright Reed Business Publishing Ltd 1989. Founded 1909. Second-class postage paid at RAHWAY, New Jersey, and additional entries. Postmaster: Send address corrections to: Flight International, c/o Mercury Airfreight International Ltd Inc, 2323 Randolph Avenue. Avenel, NJ 07001.
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