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UAV Special Report
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CFM Leaps into Testing
Market Set to Explode
New Twist on Old Wind Tunnels
Scorpion Lands at Farnborough
MRJ Headed for Finish Line
As preparations for first flights of the CFM Leap 1A turbofan continue, CFM announced an order from American Airlines for 200 engines to power 100 A320neo models. Pages 18, 82
The market for unmanned aircraft systems weighing less than 20 pounds is poised to grow rapidly, but there are many regulatory constraints that need to be addressed. Page 20
Celebrate British aerospace heritage with a visit to the old Royal Aircraft Establishment wind tunnels, which have been converted into a creative audio/ visual experience. Page 49
Textron AirLand’s Scorpion crossed the Atlantic flying the Blue Spruce routes to Scotland, followed by a visit to RIAT in Fairford before joining the Textron static display at FIA14. Page 56
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s MRJ is preparing for launch of flight test activities following delivery of the regional jet’s Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1200G engines in June. Page 83
‘dream-niner’
Boeing barrages Airbus using 787-9 for ammo by Charles Alcock Debuting its new 787-9 widebody here at the Farnborough International Airshow yesterday, Boeing fired off an aggressive opening salvo against its rival, Airbus. According to the U.S. airframer’s marketing vice president Randy Tinseth, if Airbus goes ahead with its anticipated launch of the re-engined A330neo this week it will prove that its A350 program is a failure. “The A350-800 has failed, the -1000 has failed and all they have is a one-trick pony with the -900,” Tinseth told reporters. “The A330 was withdrawn 10 years ago because it couldn’t compete with the
[Boeing] 777. The A350 has failed with the same engine [that] Airbus is proposing to use for the A330neo.” Boeing believes that the extension of its 787 family to include the larger, longer-range -9 and, eventually, -10 models, as well as last year’s launch of the 777X, will allow it to combat the A350, as well as any new version of the A330. “We have raised questions for the competition on what they do with the A330 and the A350-1000, if it keeps failing to sell,” said Tinseth. “They also have to answer the question as to what they are going to do about the A380. We will have the most
capability no matter what they do.” Air New Zealand took delivery of the first of 10 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered 787-9s last Wednesday and eventually it will receive the example on display here at Farnborough, which for now is equipped as a flight test platform. The aircraft completed certification last month with 330-minute ETOPS approval. The -9 is six meters (almost 20 feet) longer than the -8 and can carry up to 280 passengers (versus 242). Maximum range for the new model is 8,300 nm (compared with 7,750 nm). The -10 model, which is due to enter service in 2018, is another six meters longer, with space for 323 passengers and a range of 7,000 nm. “The -9 is mainly a growth vehicle for airlines that will largely replace the A340 and older 777s,” said Tinseth.
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MARK WAGNER
MARK WAGNER
The appearance of Boeing’s 787-9 upgraded Dreamliner here is serving as fodder for the U.S. company to attack its primary rival, Airbus.
For now, only a model of the F-35 is on display at FIA14.
Farnborough F-35 debut doubtful, but still possible by Chris Pocock The Lockheed Martin F-35 may yet show up here, but the odds were still against it yesterday, as AIN went to press.
A senior Pentagon official said Thursday that all F-35 engines had been inspected and no faults
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