IPTN, Dassault sign agreement to design N-2130<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned aircraft manufacturer IPTN
\nsigned a technical cooperation agreement here yesterday with
\nDassault Aviation of France to design the N-2130 aircraft.<\/p>\n
\"They have software we can use to design the N-2130 aircraft
\nmore cheaply,\" said Ilham A. Habibie after signing the technical
\ncooperation agreement.<\/p>\n
Dassault Aviation's primary vocation is the design,
\ndevelopment, production, sale and maintenance of aircraft.<\/p>\n
Ilham said that the technology, specifically the Catia
\nsoftware package, will be used first in a pilot project that will
\nbe started next month. \"Hopefully, we can complete the pilot
\nproject by next February,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said the development of the N-2130 is now in what he called
\na conceptual phase. \"Next year we'll start the design process,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
He said that the passenger airplane will be rolled out in the
\nyear 2002 and will make its maiden flight the same year.<\/p>\n
\"The N-2130 jet will be ready for sale in 2004,\" said Ilham,
\nthe eldest son of B.J. Habibie, the state minister of research
\nand technology.<\/p>\n
\"We plan to gain a market share of at least 20 percent for
\nthat type of aircraft,\" noted Ilham, adding that he is optimistic
\nit can be achieved.<\/p>\n
The N-2130 is designed as a 130-passenger jet with a maximum
\nspeed of 900 kilometers an hour.<\/p>\n
He said that world demand for the aircraft of the N-2130 type
\nin the period of 1995 to 2005 is 2,800 units per year. This
\ndemand will increase to 3,800 per year between 2005 and 2015.<\/p>\n
He said that the main competitors for the N-2130 are British
\nAerospace and McDonnell Douglas.<\/p>\n
Ilham said that the N-2130 is of a superior design. \"I think
\nairplanes designed between 1960 and 1970 won't meet the market's
\nneeds in the year 2000,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that its price will be competitive due to the
\napplication of technology, such as the Catia software package.<\/p>\n
According to Ilham, to facilitate the N-2130 project, the
\ngovernment has given the green light to the development of a
\nmodern transonic wind-tunnel, called the Indonesian Transonic
\nSpeed Tunnel.<\/p>\n
He said that the wind-tunnel at the National Center for
\nResearch, Science and technology in Serpong, West Java, will be
\nprepared by a consortium of Dutch and Canadian firms or another
\nconsortium of German and American firms.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the world's only supersonic passenger jet, the
\nBritish-French Concorde, arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport
\nyesterday for the Indonesia Air Show 1996.<\/p>\n
Minister of Research and Technology B.J. Habibie announced
\nyesterday that the Air Show organizing committee will draw lucky
\nnumbers from the entry tickets today to choose 25 passengers for
\na Concorde flight.<\/p>\n
\"British Airways, the owner of the visiting Concorde, has
\ngiven me 25 seats on board. It would be unfair not to ask the
\npublic to join me on the flight,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The 100-seat Concorde only has executive class seats.<\/p>\n
Among the newcomers in the show yesterday were the Australian
\nRoullet aerobatics squadron. (13\/icn)<\/p>",
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