IPTN to repeat assembly procedures on 2nd N-250<\/p>\n
BANDUNG, West Java (JP): State-owned airplane manufacturer PT
\nIPTN is required to remove and reinstall a number of components
\nof its second N-250 airplane for quality control and approval by
\nthe Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of the United States.<\/p>\n
The senior executive vice-president and general manager of PT
\nIndustri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), Hari Laksono, said
\nhere yesterday that the procedure has delayed the manufacturing
\nof the second aircraft prototype.<\/p>\n
"The second prototype of the N-250 will have its maiden flight
\nin December," he said when King Taufa's Ahau Tupou IV of Tonga
\nmade an official visit to IPTN.<\/p>\n
The maiden flight of the second prototype, called
\nKrincingwesi, was originally scheduled for May.<\/p>\n
The N-250, equipped with fly-by-wire electronics, is a
\nturboprop commuter airplane with a top speed of 300 nautical
\nmiles per hour.<\/p>\n
IPTN is assembling four N-250 prototypes -- the Gatotkoco,
\nKrincingwesi, Koconegoro and Pututguritno. The names come from
\nthe ancient Mahabarata epic.<\/p>\n
President Soeharto inaugurated the first prototype, Gatotkoco,
\nin November 1994 and witnessed the maiden flight in August last
\nyear.<\/p>\n
Krincingwesi is specially designed for certification before
\nthe N-250 aircraft enter the market, particularly in the United
\nStates in 1999.<\/p>\n
Laksono said the development of the second N-250 airplane was
\noriginally on schedule. "However, the country's Directorate of
\nAir Certification does not have any rules which support aviation
\nmanufacturing."<\/p>\n
"A spare part will not be recognized if there is no IPTN
\nexecutive examination when the equipment was purchased. It takes
\ntime to take out a number of components and install them again."<\/p>\n
He said the airplane had undergone a series of tests at IPTN.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, King Taufa's Ahau Tupou IV of Tonga said yesterday
\nthat he intended to buy a Super Puma helicopter.<\/p>\n
The king was interested in the helicopter in a configuration
\nfor very important persons.<\/p>\n
To follow up, IPTN's vice president for commercial affairs,
\nHeru Santosa, said his company will soon submit a proposal to
\nTonga on the helicopter's specifications. (17\/icn)<\/p>",
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