FLUG REVUE
January 1997

TOPIC OF THE MONTH

Joint Strike Fighter
The Pentagon selected Boeing and Lockheed Martin to each build two concept demonstrators of the next US fighter. 3000 JSF could be built for the US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, as well as, for the British Royal Navy, beginning in 2007.

ECONOMY

American Airlines
Trailblazing deal with Boeing concerning the purchase of several hundred airliners
Lufthansa
Green light for full privatization expected soon
Austrian Airlines
AUA takes stake in Ukraine International
Aircraft Services Lemwerder
New German investors for the ex-Dasa plant
Concorde
The fastest civil aircraft ever still unique
Aerospace in Germany
Lufthansa chief executive operations, Dr. Klaus Nittinger, speaks out at the FLUG REVUE reception

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Orfeus
German space telescope flies with Shuttle mission STS-80
Hot Bird 2
New Eutelsat TV-satellite was launched by Delta rocket
Mars '96
Failure a severe set-back for international space research
Small satellites from the USA
Costs and risks are being minimized

CIVIL AVIATION

Lufthansa Cargo
Restructuring of the concern into a global logistics service company is to secure the survival
United Parcel Service
The nightly fight against the clock
Birgenair
What did really lead to the crash off the Dominican Republic?
NBAA '96
Many new designs were revealed at the business aircraft show in Orlando
LBA task force
Checks on unsafe airliners are increased

MILITARY AVIATION

Israel's helicopter units
Dangerous missions over Lebanon with Apaches and Cobras
Tornado successor
The Royal Air Force is looking at options for a future offensive aircraft
ASTOR bids
Business jets with side-looking radar are offered for tactical reconnaissance
Kamow Ka-52
First presentation of the new two-seat Russian attack helicopter
Camera pods from Lockheed Martin
Air National Guard takes over reconnaissance role for USAF

TECHNOLOGY

Safety on board
An overview on aircraft emergency systems
NASA LoFlyte
Radio controlled model aircraft paves way for new technologies
Lockheed Martin
Head-up displays with LCD technology
Northrop Grumman
Adaptive wings enters test phase
Rockwell International
New emergency locator transmitter with GPS
TÜV Rheinland
Crash test with glider aircraft
DLR
Why is the propeller so noisy?