November 10, 1986

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AVIATION WEEK PILOT REPORT

Advanced Cockpit Display, New Engines Mark Gulfstream 4

Savannah, Ga.—The Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream 4 surpasses its predecessors with greater performance, a larger cabin and an advanced cockpit display, but an evolutionary approach to the new aircraft’s development is evident in its appearance and handling qualities.

By David M. North15 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Norwegians Expect to Develop Family Of Radial Inflow Turbine Engines

London—Successful demonstration of a high-speed, high-pressure-ratio, dual inlet, radial inflow turbine engine, expected before year-end, has led Radial Turbine International, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Vapenfabrikk of Norway, to anticipate development work on a variety of powerplants based on the concept for aeronautical, terrestrial, marine and subsurface uses.

By David A. Brown6 min

ADVANCED FIGHTER COMPETITION

USAF Awards ATF Contracts To Lockheed, Northrop

Washington—Air Force’s award of parallel $691-million contracts to Lockheed Corp. and Northrop Corp. initiates the demonstration and validation phase for the advanced tactical fighter (ATF) program and launches a competition that will culminate with selection of a single design to enter full-scale development in 1990.

By David M. North6 min

BUSINESS FLYING

Canadian Oil Companies Contracting King Air B200 for Ice Surveillance

Washington—Atlantic Airways, Ltd., is using a specially modified Beech King Air B200 turboprop aircraft to conduct yearround ice surveillance missions for a consortium of oil companies drilling off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

By Paul Proctor5 min

Aeronautical Engineering

USAF Selects Modified F-16A As Air Defense Fighter

Washington—U. S. Air Force selection of a modified General Dynamics F-16A as its air defense fighter comes as the debate intensifies over how best to defend the U. S. against long-range cruise missiles, now seen as the primary air-breathing threat to the U. S.

By Brendan M. Greeley5 min

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NTSB Documents Observations Of Weather Prior to Delta Crash