Aircraft guiding system deemed not reliable enough

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Federal Aviation Administration officials testified on Mar 22, 2000 before the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee that the installation of a satellite system for guiding aircraft will be delayed owing to unreliable signal. Called the Wide-Area Augmentation System, the equipment is designed to guide aircraft runways by taking satellite signals. Also, its costs soared to $29 billion from the original $892 million. The earliest the system is expected to be installed would be in Sep 2002.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, Air Traffic Control Equip, Air traffic control equipment

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Rudders on 737s appear flawed; redesign likely

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Federal Aviation Administration officials have announced that the Boeing's 737 rudder is not as safe as previously declared by the firm as well as federal aviation regulators. A panel has concluded that the rudder system should be redesigned after finding that its mechanism is flawed. Rudder jams in 737s have been blamed for two fatal crashes in 1999. The crashes included USAir Flight 427, which resulted in the death of 132 people, and United Airlies Flight 85, which led to the death of 25 people.

Washington, Civilian Aircraft

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Boeing's Sonic Cruiser: gambling on speed

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Boeing is placing its future on the Sonic Cruiser aircraft, which the company claims can fly 20% faster than current jet models, and as fast as 648 mph. The Sonic Cruiser will also fly at longer ranges, enabling nonstop flights with cities such as New York and Singapore. The aircraft will have huge wings that angle from the rear of the fuselage, instead of from the middle. The tail would be replaced by two small wings near the nose to level the plane.

Product development, Aircraft, Jumbo Jets, BA, Boeing Sonic Cruiser (Aircraft)

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