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Contracts second aircraft. Korean Air orders 9 The Fokker 100, in a 107-seat Avica configuration, is being used for both domestic routes and services Fokker100s contract to destinations in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Ghana. In helps fuel addition, Air Ivoire is serving a route on behalf of Air Afrique, linking Abidjan with Togo and Ariane 4 the Kongo. Furthermore, GPA Fokker 100 Critical components for the fuel recently has placed aircraft through systems on the second stage of operating least contracts. Cus­ Ariane 4 are to be manufactured tomers include TAM of Brazil, by Avica Equipment in a £600K which will now operate six Fokker plus contract with German com­ 100s and Sempati Air of Indonesia pany MBB Erno. which increases its fleet to seven Avica, part of Meggitt Aero­ aircraft. space, a division of Meggitt plc, is In keeping with the general to supply a mixture of stainless Korean Air, the flag carrier of the They will be powered by the downturn in the market as a result steel flexibile joints, bellows, gim­ Republic of Korea, has selected uprated Mk 650 version of the of the Gulf War, sales of the bals and sliding angulating joints the Fokker 100 fanjetto modernise Rolls-Royce Tay turbofan. The Fokker 100 were adversely for both the second stage internal its domestic fleet. Korean Air aircraft will also feature a plug- affected during the first ten months motors and external liquid placed a firm order for nine type passenger door and large of 1991. The 50-130 seat market boosters. Fokker 100s with options for cargo hatches. segment in which Fokker operates Flexible joints, with a 190mm three more. Deliveries will start in Following delivery, the Fokker is now showing a speedy recovery. bore, will be used to link together April 1992 and will continue 100s will replace the Fokker F28s The new contracts bring the fuel lines within the rocket motors. through 1994. to cope with the growing demand number of Fokker 100 commit­ Five types of flexible bellows Korean Air has for almost 30 for seats on Korean Air's domestic ments to 357, of which 242 are will also be manufactured at the years experienced an excellent route network. In addition, the firm orders and 115 options. Hemel Hempstead plant for inclu­ Fokker 100's versatility will be service record with Fokker air­ Fokker 100 production is now sion on the liquid booster take-off exploited to develop new routes liners. The airline started Fokker almost completely sold out until engines, plus the gimbals and both domestically and to regional F27 operations in the early sixties late 1994. sliding joints which will carry the and over the past seven years a destinations. fuel. fleet of Fokker F28 fanjets has Air Ivoire, the national airline Fokker Aircraft B.V., P.O. Avica's sales and commercial served its domestic network. of the Ivory Coast, recently took Box 12222, 1100 AE, Amster- director, Roger Tyson said: "We The Fokker 100s to Korean Air delivery of a Fokker 100 which it dam-Zuidoost, Holland. have an estabilshed reputation specification will have 109 seats had ordered earlier this year. The with a number of leading Euro­ in a single class configuration. airline has taken an option on a pean aerospace companies on Ariane 4 dating back to the seventies and this important con­ tract is recognition of the quality The architecture of the system of the components we manufacture Racal's jet engine test is based upon VXIbus test resources in this demanding field." (VME extension for Instrumenta­ tion). VXIbus is a standard modular system selected Avica Equipment, Boundry instrumentation system which Way, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. produces smaller, lower cost and HP2 7SL. Tel: 0442 64711. Racal Instruments, the Burnham- avionics fuel management control­ more versatile automatic test solu­ based subsidiary of Racal Elec­ ler. The wiring harness is also tions than can be achieved using tronics, has been awarded a signi­ checked for connectivity, contin­ more conventional test equipment. ficant contract by British Airways uity and insulation. Another advantage of this system 386-based computer, operator for the purchase of an automatic is that it conforms to the ARINC Greg Maton, sales and marketing intervention can be initiated if test system for the Rolls Royce 608 switching and interface stan­ executive at Racal Instruments, required. A proprietary MicroSoft RB211 Series and CFMICFM 56 said: "This is a very important dard which enables the systems to Windows based test executive, Series jet engines. order for Racal Instruments and is be upgraded to SMART (Standard FTE2, makes operation suitable This equipment, believed to be the result of several months' Modular Avionics Repair and for a wide range of skill levels the first of its type dedicated to detailed discussion with British Test) compatibility at a later date. from engineering to workshop functional testing of the electronic The equipment is also able to Airways personnel. We are ob­ technician level. control of the British Airways new carry out testing on other jet viously delighted at being chosen generation jet engines, determines to satisfy this most demanding and engine types. the correct operation of the actua­ critical application for such a Although operation is fully tors, pressure systems and the prestigious customer." automatic, using an embedded AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING — February 1992 31 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

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second aircraft. Korean Air orders 9 The Fokker 100, in a 107-seat Avica configuration, is being used for both domestic routes and services Fokker100s contract to destinations in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Ghana. In helps fuel addition, Air Ivoire is serving a route on behalf of Air Afrique, linking Abidjan with Togo and Ariane 4 the Kongo. Furthermore, GPA Fokker 100 Critical components for the fuel recently has placed aircraft through systems on the second stage of operating least contracts. Cus­ Ariane 4 are to be manufactured tomers include TAM of Brazil, by Avica Equipment in a £600K which will now operate six Fokker plus contract with German com­ 100s and Sempati Air of Indonesia pany MBB Erno. which increases its fleet to seven Avica, part of Meggitt Aero­ aircraft. space, a division of Meggitt plc, is In keeping with the general to supply a mixture of stainless Korean Air, the flag carrier of the They will be powered by the downturn in the market as a result steel flexibile joints, bellows, gim­ Republic of Korea, has selected uprated Mk 650 version of the of the Gulf War, sales of the bals and sliding angulating joints the Fokker 100 fanjetto modernise Rolls-Royce Tay turbofan. The Fokker 100 were adversely for both the second stage internal its domestic fleet. Korean Air aircraft will also feature a plug- affected during the first ten months motors and external liquid placed a firm order for nine type passenger door and large of 1991. The 50-130 seat market boosters. Fokker 100s with options for cargo hatches. segment in which Fokker operates Flexible joints, with a 190mm three more. Deliveries will start in Following delivery, the Fokker is now showing a speedy recovery. bore, will be used to link together April 1992 and will continue 100s will replace the Fokker F28s The new contracts bring the fuel lines within the rocket motors. through 1994. to cope with the growing demand number of Fokker 100 commit­ Five types of flexible bellows Korean Air has for almost 30 for seats on Korean Air's domestic ments to 357, of which 242 are will also be manufactured at the years experienced an excellent route network. In addition, the firm orders and 115 options. Hemel Hempstead plant for inclu­ Fokker 100's versatility will be service record with Fokker air­ Fokker 100 production is now sion on the liquid booster take-off exploited to develop new routes liners. The airline started Fokker almost completely sold out until engines, plus the gimbals and both domestically and to regional F27 operations in the early sixties late 1994. sliding joints which will carry the and over the past seven years a destinations. fuel. fleet of Fokker F28 fanjets has Air Ivoire, the national airline Fokker Aircraft B.V., P.O. Avica's sales and commercial served its domestic network. of the Ivory Coast, recently took Box 12222, 1100 AE, Amster- director, Roger Tyson said: "We The Fokker 100s to Korean Air delivery of a Fokker 100 which it dam-Zuidoost, Holland. have an estabilshed reputation specification will have 109 seats had ordered earlier this year. The with a number of leading Euro­ in a single class configuration. airline has taken an option on a pean aerospace companies on Ariane 4 dating back to the seventies and this important con­ tract is recognition of the quality The architecture of the system of the components we manufacture Racal's jet engine test is based upon VXIbus test resources in this demanding field." (VME extension for Instrumenta­ tion). VXIbus is a standard modular system selected Avica Equipment, Boundry instrumentation system which Way, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. produces smaller, lower cost and HP2 7SL. Tel: 0442 64711. Racal Instruments, the Burnham- avionics fuel management control­ more versatile automatic test solu­ based subsidiary of Racal Elec­ ler. The wiring harness is also tions than can be achieved using tronics, has been awarded a signi­ checked for connectivity, contin­ more conventional test equipment. ficant contract by British Airways uity and insulation. Another advantage of this system 386-based computer, operator for the purchase of an automatic is that it conforms to the ARINC Greg Maton, sales and marketing intervention can be initiated if test system for the Rolls Royce 608 switching and interface stan­ executive at Racal Instruments, required. A proprietary MicroSoft RB211 Series and CFMICFM 56 said: "This is a very important dard which enables the systems to Windows based test executive, Series jet engines. order for Racal Instruments and is be upgraded to SMART (Standard FTE2, makes operation suitable This equipment, believed to be the result of several months' Modular Avionics Repair and for a wide range of skill levels the first of its type dedicated to detailed discussion with British Test) compatibility at a later date. from engineering to workshop functional testing of the electronic The equipment is also able to Airways personnel. We are ob­ technician level. control of the British Airways new carry out testing on other jet viously delighted at being chosen generation jet engines, determines to satisfy this most demanding and engine types. the correct operation of the actua­ critical application for such a Although operation is fully tors, pressure systems and the prestigious customer." automatic, using an embedded AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING — February 1992 31

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