June 22, 1992

June 22, 1992

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Germany’s ILA ’92 Runs Smoothly, But EFA Debate Leaves Its Mark

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As Takeover Talk Mounts, Fokker Looks to New Jet

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Airbus Begins A319 Marketing Effort; British Aerospace Displays Jetstream 41

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Germany’s ILA ’92 Runs Smoothly, But EFA Debate Leaves Its Mark

BERLIN The presence of a full-scale wooden model of the European Fighter Aircraft at the ILA ’92 Berlin-Brandenburg International Aerospace Exhibition last week was so controversial that the chief executive of the state of Brandenburg, one of the show’s official sponsors, refused to attend the opening ceremonies.
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As Takeover Talk Mounts, Fokker Looks to New Jet

BERLIN With an eye to the U. S. market, Fokker Aircraft’s management has agreed to develop a 70-79-seat regional jet with a first flight in July, 1993. A formal launch is expected later this year. Fokker has been talking about a launch for more than a year and chose the ILA ’92 exhibition to edge closer to that decision.
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Airbus Begins A319 Marketing Effort; British Aerospace Displays Jetstream 41

BERLIN Airbus Industrie has begun its full-scale marketing effort for the proposed A319 transport, and a program launch decision might be made by the end of the third quarter. The European consortium has not set a specific number of launch orders that are necessary before a go-ahead decision is made, according to Heribert Florsdorff, Airbus Industrie managing director.
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Salyut Proposes Joint Development, Operation of Orbital Space Factory

BERLIN The Salyut Design Bureau is offering to jointly develop, manufacture and operate a 100-metric-ton orbital space factory that is based on the organization’s experience in designing heavyweight spacecraft. A scale model of the proposed mantended space factory was included in a Commonwealth of Independent States exhibit at the ILA ’92 show.
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Mikoyan Testing Advanced Version Of MiG-29 Fighter

BERLIN Russia’s Mikoyan Design Bureau is flight testing an advanced version of its MiG-29 combat aircraft that incorporates electronic flight instruments, uses new airframe production techniques, and has improved aerodynamics. The modified aircraft has been designated MiG-33 by the design bureau, and is expected to be brought to the Farnborough air show in September for demonstration.
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U. S. Air and Trade Show Debuts in Permanent New Facility

The economic downturn in the global aerospace market and the simultaneous running of three internationally billed air shows have combined to delay the pace of the U. S. Air and Trade Show’s maturation. “The economy set us back this year, and we expect that the 1994 show is likely to be a stepping-stone event or growth show.

By STANLEY W KANDEBO, EDWARD H PHILLIPS/DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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Russians’ Farnborough Display To Include Aircraft Unseen in West

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Many Small Aerospace Suppliers Endangered as Industry Consolidates

The number of aerospace suppliers will undergo an unprecedented consolidation by the end of this decade, with many companies destined to exit the industry ranks for good. While the shrinkage will eliminate much excess capacity that now exists among suppliers with annual sales of less than $100 million, the shakeout is bound to leave the field short of some specialized skills and diminish a traditional source of innovation at the component level.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI, JR./NEW YORK

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Air Force Fuels New Senate Doubts About Need for Navy’s AX Bomber

A senior official’s claim that the Air Force will be able to put 100 heavy bombers a day over very distant targets led Senate Armed Forces Committee chairman Sam Nunn (D.-Ga.) to again question the value of the AX attack aircraft. Air Force vice chief of staff, Gen. Michael P. C. Cams, said that with operational B-2s, upgraded B-ls and the remaining B-52s—a total of 217 flightready aircraft—the service could strike a foe with 100 heavy bombers “on a daily basis.”

By DAVID A. FULGHUM/WASHINGTON

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Titan 4 Upgraded Motor Passes Test

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