Dassault introduced Falcon 7X s/n 001 to an audience of 800
guests Tuesday at Charles Lindbergh Hall at Dassault Aviation's
Bordeaux-Merignac facility.
Swan International based in Sydney, Australia has recently been
granted the Patent for an Airborne Wind Shear Detection System. The
US patent relates to a system for aircraft on-board detection and
alerting of dangerous atmospheric conditions including wind shears
which may occur during the landing and take off phase.
In what appears to be a freshening aviation manufacturing
market, one company's single-quarter performance stands out:
Ballistic Recovery Systems says it posted $1,866,623 in sales in
the first quarter fiscal 2005 ended December 31, 2004, which
represents a 25.3% increase over the $1,489,965 figure reported for
same period in fiscal 2004. Strong sales in Europe and an increase
in units shipped to Cirrus Design were the main contributors to
this increase.
AD NUMBER: 2005-03-13
MANUFACTURER: Bombardier
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-03-13
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional
Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes. This AD requires doing
repetitive inspections for fractures and cracks of the links of the
aileron power control unit (PCU); replacing any fractured/cracked
link; and doing applicable related investigative and corrective
actions, if necessary.
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