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About 12,000 people witnessed the January 13th rollout ceremony of Boeing's newest commercial jetliner, the 757, at Renton, Washington, south of Seattle. The short-to-medium range twinjet, designed to save up to 48 per cent of the fuel used per passenger over aircraft it will replace, will begin flight testing in February. US government commercial flight certification will be completed in December. Seven airlines have ordered 136 of the new 757s and taken options for an additional 71.
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AADR No More:
When this magazine was originally conceived as the chosen name of Australian Aviation & Defence Review Seemed ideal for an annual publication. At that time we never thought that the magazine would be published more frequently than the annuals that were produced in 1977 and 1978. When in June 1979 the first of the quarterly editions hit the streets we soon realised that the full title, or AADR, as it was becoming known, was a little too cumbersome for use with anything other than an annual. Therefore, after two years of mulling over the situation, we have decided to shorten our official title simply to Australian Aviation. There will be no alteration to editorial content, our emphasis is, as always, purely on aviation and the international aerospace situation affecting Australia. If you have enjoyed the past years as one of our readers all we can say is that you should enjoy the coming years even more.
Engine Makers Battle Over 757:
Just as Pratt & Whitney and General Electric are battling for engine orders for Boeing’s 767, Pratts and Rolls Royce are in equally heated competition to power the new Boeing 757. Rolls are presently in the box seat due to their engine being available soonest, in fact, all initial 757s will be powered by the Rolls Royce RB211-535C engine. Pratt & Whitney are fielding their new PW2037 which will be available in 1984 or about the same time as Rolls’ new – 535 variant, the 535E which is claimed to be 10% more efficient than the original RB211- 535C. An interesting, if expensive, test case is being conducted by Transbrazil. The domestic Brazilian carrier has nine 757s on order, three to be powered by Rolls and six by Pratt & Whitney. The aircraft will be operated side by side from 1984 to 1987 with the winner getting the opportunity to retrofit new engines to airframes powered by the losing powerplant Obviously this will be expensive to the winner but will prove a marketing advantage of immense proportions for that manufacturer. Both Eastern and British Airways will initiate 757 services in early 1983 while Boeing are planning a peak monthly production rate of 8.5 aircraft in 1985 for the currently priced $A30/30 m airliner.
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