August 20, 2001

August 20, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Russian Defense Industry Struggles With Reform

By ROBERT WALL,DAVID A. FULGHUM,ALEXEY KOMAROV

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Russians Put JSF In the Crosshairs

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL,ALEXEY KOMAROV

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Cancer Studies Begin on ISS

By CRAIG COVAULT

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Russian Defense Industry Struggles With Reform

Consolidation, new financing schemes emerge to give birth to next-generation aircraft

By ROBERT WALL,DAVID A. FULGHUM,ALEXEY KOMAROV

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Russians Put JSF In the Crosshairs

ZHUKOVSKY, RUSSIA Russian companies demonstrated a series of military aircraft upgrades at the Moscow air show, including new MiG-29 and Su-30 versions, but Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov says this is the last round of modifications before work starts on a fifth-generation fighter.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL,ALEXEY KOMAROV

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Cancer Studies Begin on ISS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Initial cancer research is getting underway on board the International Space Station this week as the new U.S./Russian Expedition 3 crew begins at least four months aloft on the 132-ton outpost. Studies on the growth of ovarian cancer cells will be started by about Aug. 24 in the new Cellular Biotech Support System hardware being operated by Expedition 3 commander Frank Culbertson and cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Japan's Launcher Back at Tanegashima

TOKYO The maiden launch of Japan’s H-IIA improved booster, slated for Aug. 25, is a crucial test—not only of the nation’s ability to bounce back from a string of disappointments but also of the country’s 16-year, $3.25-billion bid to thrust itself into the increasingly competitive commercial launcher market.

By SUMIKO OSHIMA

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SLI Engines Start With Shuttle Model

WASHINGTON NASA and its rocket engine contractors on the Space Launch Initiative (SLI) hope to build on 30 years of experience designing and flying the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) as they develop propulsion for the shuttle’s replacement, instead of heading off in a totally new direction.

By FRANK MORRING

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Helios Claims New Record, Aims for Longer Stays Aloft

LOS ANGELES Having just set a new altitude record of more than 96,500 ft., the Helios solar-powered aircraft team is preparing to integrate an energy-storage system that should enable the flying wing to maintain altitude at night for multi-day missions.

By BRUCE A. SMITH

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Test Flights Begin For Reengined 707

NEW YORK Pratt & Whitney and its San Antonio-based partner, Seven Q Seven, have completed the initial flight of a Boeing 707 reengined with JT8D-219s. The Aug. 9 flight, which departed San Antonio International Airport at 2:10 p.m. local time, was made by Omega Air President Desmond McEvaddy, a partner in Seven Q Seven, and Jim Lunsford.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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Hawker Horizon Enters Super Midsize Jet War

DALLAS Raytheon Aircraft Co.’s Hawker Horizon business jet made its first flight on Aug. 11, paving the way for a two-year certification program aimed at delivering airplanes to customers early in 2004. Tom Carr, Raytheon Aircraft’s chief test pilot for the Horizon, said the airplane flew well, and “performance and handling qualities were exactly as expected.”

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

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Continental Completes Maiden Voyage

WICHITA, KAN. Bombardier’s Continental joined the growing number of corporate aircraft in the super midsize cabin category with the first flight of its Honeywell AS907-powered aircraft on Aug. 14. While the eight-passenger business jet followed by three days the first flight of its crosstown rival, Raytheon Aircraft’s Horizon, Bombardier expects its contender to reach operators first.

By DAVID M. NORTH

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COVER STORY

Will National Security Reviewers Propose a New ‘Nuke’?

COLORADO SPRINGS Bush Administration reviews of U.S. national strategic policies and plans may produce a startling recommendation later this year: develop, build and deploy a new nuclear weapon, according to Energy Dept. and Pentagon officials.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

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