June 3, 1985

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES

Prospective Operators File at FCC For Land-Mobile Satellite Systems

Washington—Proposals filed at the Federal Communications Commission by 12 prospective operators of land mobile satellite systems have introduced specific alternatives into the long-standing debate over how the U. S. will develop and regulate communications by satellite among users of thin-route rural and mobile terminals.

By Jay C. Lowndes

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES

CFM International Offers CFM56-5 Turbofan for 150-Seat Transport

Evendale, Ohio—CFM International, a joint company of Snecma and the General Electric Co., has completed definition of its 25,000-lb.-thrust CFM56-5 engine and is offering the latest advanced, high-performance derivative of the CFM56 highbypass turbofan to the airlines.

By Stanley W. Kandebo

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES

Wind Tunnel Project Demonstrates Difficulties of European Cooperation

Amsterdam—A four-nation consortium has agreed in principle to build a largescale transonic wind tunnel near Cologne, West Germany, but only after international disagreements delayed the program by about four years. The tunnel, which is intended to be used to develop the next generation of transport aircraft, will not be available to industry until 1995.

By Michael Feazel

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES

Commuter, Corporate Manufacturers Spread Risks, Costs of New Designs

Washington—Opportunity to spread the risk and escalating costs of developing new commuter and corporate aircraft is spurring additional joint ventures between manufacturers on different continents. The recent trend among aircraft manufacturers to link with other companies to spread the risk—as well as the potential gains—involved with the development of a new aircraft for the commuter market has been well-established by such programs as the Saab-Scania/Fairchild Industries 340, the Aeritalia/Aerospatiale ATR42 and the CN-235 being built by Spain’s Construcciones Aeronáuticas and P. T. Nurtanio of Indonesia.

By David M. North

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES

Boeing, Saudi Arabia Tie Defense System to Economic Package

Seattle—Boeing Co. is organizing what amounts to a huge international conglomerate of joint venture companies—including a helicopter production firm—for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in return for the company’s selection to build that nation’s air defense system.

By Richard G. O’Lone

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES

Pacific Basin Growing as Market For High-Technology Air Transport

Washington—The Pacific Basin, with the emergence of People’s Republic of China as an economic and strategic force, is shaping up as a world business growth market that inevitably will depend on high-technology air transport advances to link it to world finance and consumer centers.

By Herbert J. Coleman

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AVIONICS

Navy Planning Additional Teardown Inspections Like Those With Phoenix

Washington—Additional teardown inspections similar to the ones that led to the temporary shutdown of the Hughes Aircraft AIM-54C Phoenix missile production line last year are planned by the Navy for other systems, including command and control (AW&ST July 16, 1984, p. 20; July 2, 1984, p. 15).

By Philip J. Klass

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