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With the firming of the MD-12 design (refer p7 June 92 AA) McDonnell Douglas have become the first aircraft manufacturer to offer a serious alternative to the Boeing 747. The four-engined, twin deck design will also give MDC a basis for a future stretch able to compete with the 600 seat plus designs currently being mooted by Airbus and Boeing. (MDC)
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A319 Launched:
The Airbus A319, a 130 passenger shortened derivative of the A320 airliner, has been “market launched” by its manufacturer.
Launch customers are now being sought for the aircraft, which will be assembled in Germany by Deutsche Airbus alongside the forthcoming stretched A321. The A320 is assembled by Aerospatiale at Toulouse.
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Australian Radar for Export:
British Aerospace Australia (BAEA) has delivered the first examples of an Australian manufactured surveillance radar system to the French company Thomson CSF.
Thomson has commissioned BAеA to produce 30 secondary surveillance radar system units, eight of them for the Australian Civil Aviation Authority and the remainder for export. The contract is worth $14m and involves a significant amount of technology transfer to BAA. The units are manufactured, processed and tested at BAeA’s Salisbury SA facility.
RJ on Target:
Following nearly 1,000 hours of testing by three prototypes of its 50 passenger Regional Jet, Canadair has announced that performance estimates have been exceeded in the climb and cruise modes. Drag is less than expected, the projected empty weight will be met, and climb, block fuel consumption and payload/range projections have all been substantially better than expected. Both maximum fuel and maximum payload range are about 300km more than estimated. Certification of the RJ is imminent.
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