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| 04.01.2004 |
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A Bit of Adhesive Fixes Inlet Rings
Enemy fire isn't the only thing that can keep America's Harrier "Jump Jets" from fulfilling their missions. Sometimes it's something as simple as a nagging engine inlet ring issue. During critical stages of engine operations the intake area is...
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| 03.01.2004 |
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Industry Focus: Commercial
Timco Heating Up in Arizona In just a little more than a year the team at Timco Goodyear has taken a facility that was once home to a few seemingly forgotten aircraft and deserted hangars and transformed it into a thriving MRO and...
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| 03.01.2004 |
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Big Iron Comes to San Berdoo
The skies over Rialto, California are sweetened by a familiar sound these days. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's (SBSD) Aviation Division's gorgeous Sikorsky H-3 is now the "Big Iron" in the Valley, with just over a hundred hours on the clock...
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| 03.01.2004 |
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Vector Aerospace Cleans House
In response to a revolt by majority shareholders Northstar Aerospace and I.M.P. Group, Toronto-based maintenance provider Vector Aerospace has fired its top managers. Gone are chief executive officer Mark Dobbin, chief operating officer Paul Conway, and chief...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Air France Industries Moves Toulouse
Late last November, Air France Industries began the process of transferring its Toulouse, France maintenance facilities from the old location in Montaudran to a more modern one in Blagnac, finishing the move by the end of the year. A $48-million investment...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Thin Film Takes Snapshot of Pressure Distribution
Pressurex pressure-indicating sensor films can quickly and accurately identify where and how much force is distributed at the interface of any two contacting surfaces. Dye capsules on the film break under compressive load and quantify the stress...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Conductor Manages Cabin Avionics
A computer about the size of a car stereo promises an end to inflight entertainment dilemmas as well as new solutions to cabin management, whether as a stand-alone unit or coupled seamlessly as an enhancement to existing in-cabin systems. Running custom...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Smithsonian Opens New Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles
A centerpiece of the celebrations and events surrounding 2003's Centennial of Flight activities was the public opening on December 15 of the National Air and Space Museum's 760,000-square foot Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport near...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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New Greases from ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips (www.conocophillips.com) has added three new greases to the company's Phillips 66 product line. The new greases are X/C Aviation Grease 22CF, a synthetic grease designed for use in severe conditions at all temperatures, with added protection...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Caught Before Decompression
: Cracks and corrosion in bonded skin panels may prove to be the aerospace equivalent of concrete blight in the construction industry. Case in point: a US Airways Boeing 737-300 with 35,710 flight cycles was found with a 10-inch crack on a fuselage lap joint...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Spider Scares Away Birds
Bird-B-Gone's new Bird Spider has stainless steel "arms" that move with the wind to keep birds from landing and causing damage to buildings and fences. The arms are attached to a center fixture, allowing them to move about freely and randomly to...
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| 02.01.2004 |
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Employee in Agency Fee Dispute
In an August 2003 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit addressed several issues concerning agency fees. These are the reduced payments that union members still must remit if they object to paying dues to cover union expenses not...
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| 01.01.2004 |
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Jackson Wins 2003 Time Out For Safety Award
Derek Jackson, an inspector at Stevens Aviation's Donaldson Center facility in Greenville, South Carolina, is the winner of the Aviation Maintenance 2003 Time Out For Safety Award. Jackson was nominated for his excellent inspection of a military Beech...
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| 01.01.2004 |
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QCAvionix Unit Shows System Status and Master Switch "On"
One of the most difficult problems to detect in light aircraft is loss of the alternator. Most aircraft have an ammeter or loadmeter that displays the condition of the charging system. But when the alternator fails, what happens if the pilot doesn't...
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| 12.01.2003 |
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GAMA: Airplane Deliveries Drop in Third Quarter
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported that worldwide deliveries of general aviation airplanes dropped by 9.3 percent compared to the first three quarters of last year, to 1,602 airplanes from 1,767. Piston-engine airplane shipments grew...
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| 11.01.2003 |
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New Part 145 Delayed Another Three Months
Owners of Part 145 repair stations were granted a brief reprieve by the FAA, which again delayed implementation of the new Part 145 regulations, this time until January 31, 2004. The new delay came about as a result of petitions from the Aircraft Electronics...
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| 11.01.2003 |
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Honeywell Forecast Revisits Future Bizjet Sales Targets
At the 2003 NBAA Convention, Honeywell released its annual forecast for the business aviation market. Not surprisingly, the forecast is conservative, although it does project eventual growth, beginning ina couple of years. There are signs that economic...
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| 11.01.2003 |
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Safety News:
Rags on trim jackscrew In a report to the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System, a potential problem was revealed by the technician who submitted a report on a Boeing 737-400. NASA’s Linda J. Connell, director of the ASRS...
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| 10.01.2003 |
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Dallas Airmotive Grows Southeast Turbine Services
Dallas Airmotive celebrated the opening of its newest turbine engine service center in Boynton Beach, Florida on September 4. The new facility combines Dallas Airmotive's Fort Lauderdale, Florida shop with new capability to offer work including hot-section...
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| 10.01.2003 |
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Safety News
Redesign Called for on DC-8: For want of proper maintenance, the retaining bolt was improperly installed. For want of the bolt, the elevator jammed. For want of redundancy, the pilots lost pitch control. For want of control, the airplane crashed. While the...
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