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2005 Sep
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PHOSTREX WILL FIRE MARKETS
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The Albuquerque, N.M.-based company, Eclipse, declares that PhostrEx is much more potent than Halon. In fact, two teaspoons of PhostrEx are equivalent to 2.5 cups of Halon. As such, the Eclipse 500's PhostrEx system weighs only 10 percent of a traditional Halon system.
The PhostrEx system, Eclipse said, is much less complex than Halon systems and is designed to be maintenance-free for 10 years, versus every five years for Halon systems. Maintenance of the PhostrEx system requires only the replacement of a canister. Eclipse's overall lifecycle costs for its fire-suppression system are projected to be about a tenth those of a Halon system.
In 2003, Eclipse initiated a development effort to prove the efficacy of PhostrEx by testing it in nearly 200 actual fires identical to those that might occur in aircraft engines. Eclipse claims it will be the only aircraft manufacturer to have an FAA-certified fire-suppression system proven through actual fire testing. The Eclipse 500's PhostrEx system delivers fire-suppression agent only to where it's needed, unlike inefficient traditional Halon systems that disperse their agent throughout the entire engine.
On the environmental front, PhostrEx has no ozone-depletion potential and does not contribute to global warming. PhostrEx works in less than one-tenth of a second when released from its hermetically sealed canister. The chemical combines with moisture in the air and quickly becomes inert, according to Eclipse.
To capitalize on its patented system, the company's board of directors has authorized Eclipse to explore the establishment of a separate company to market PhostrEx in other aviation and land-based fire-suppression applications. Raburn said the aviation fire-suppression business alone is a $2 billion to $3 billion industry a year.
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2005 Sep
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ECLIPSE PLAYS WITH FIRE AND DOESN'T GET BURNED
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Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraft and other critical operations. As good as Halon (short for halogenated hydrocarbons) is at snuffing out fires, it also depletes the ozone layer at a rate of up to 16 times that of CFC-11, a common refrigerant. As a result, a 1994 international treaty banned Halon production in developed countries. (Although production has ceased, it is still legal to purchase and use recycled Halon, though it carries a tax of more than $40 per pound to do so.) In fact FAA regulations currently require use of Halon in such systems.
But that could soon change, thanks to Eclipse Aviation's development of an environmentally friendly fire-extinguishing agent dubbed PhostrEx. According to the company, PhostrEx certification fire testing is complete and the FAA and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have approved the resultant report. Further, the chemical meets the requirements of both the Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act.
Announcing the new fire-suppression system at EAA AirVenture in late July, Eclipse president and CEO Vern Raburn said, "We are committed to changing the status quo in aviation by pioneering and applying new technologies to aircraft design and manufacturing, and PhostrEx is another significant result of our efforts. Our customers will benefit from a dramatically improved fire-suppression system. On a global scale, due to our extensive testing and work with government agencies, including the FAA and EPA, the world finally has a replacement for Halon that is lighter, more effective, maintenance-free and environmentally friendly."
Work on the PhostrEx fire-suppression system, which Eclipse has patented, started nearly three years ago when freelance scientist Dr. Peter Holland contacted the start-up manufacturer about his patented material, chemically known as phosphorous tribromide or PBr3. Eclipse engineers quickly set up a project to develop and certify the material as a fire suppressant on the Eclipse 500 very light jet.
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2005 Sep
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EU CONSIDERS CHARGING EMISSIONS FEES
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Within a decade, aircraft operators flying in the airspace of the 25-state European Union (EU) will likely have to start paying for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their engines. The long-awaited final report from Dutch consultants CE Delft was published on July 29, and it has advised the European Commission's environmental directorate (which commissioned the report) that it would be both feasible and legal to implement emissions trading for all operators, regardless of their nationality or type of operation.
If the EC accepts emissions trading as the way forward, as it is expected to do by year-end, the system could apply to aviation by 2010. It will certainly want to achieve this by 2012, which is a key date in the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which the EU states have endorsed. The EU has already applied emissions trading to several other industries.
Some possible good news for business and general aviation operators came in CE Delft's recommendation to exclude from emissions trading all VFR movements and flights by aircraft weighing less than 8,618 kilograms (19,000 pounds).
The weight cut-off would excuse aircraft such as the Hawker 400XP and Citation Encore, but it would include other popular business jets, such as the Learjet 40. This could prove to be an important consideration for operators shopping for new aircraft, and especially for executive charter operators.
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2005 Sep
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FINDYOURPERSONALFLIGHT IS MORE POWERFUL
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Tortola, B.V.I., April 2, 2004 – Today, Aerotaxi NETwork has released PubATrip™. The last developed, most effective add-on–tool for Aerotaxi Net's suite, has been successfully implemented, as for plans, into RealTimeFlightFinder™ platform.
“When we initially entered the customer reservation market, we expanded the market by providing customers with an entry level tool that was flexible, simple, and more intuitive and adaptive than any other reservation tool on the market at that time,” said Chris J. Johns, Aerotaxi NET’s Chairman, President and CEO. “(PAT™) dramatically increases capabilities of most powerful, exclusive, Interactive Reservation (IRES) management system.”
Aerotaxi NETwork is a subsidiary of PersonalFlight. PersonalFlight Inc. is a $1.5 billion multi-industry company with 9,000 employees in 34 countries. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, software and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. PersonalFlight is known around the world for its powerful brands such as PerlFlight, Aerotaxi NET, Enhanced Network System, Realtime Flight Finder and Suite Tools, among others.
For additional information and questions about the Aerotaxi NET's PubATrip™, contact Partner Services Subscription Help (PSSH) at http://pssh.aerotaxi.net/ or send an email by http://info.aerotaxi.net/.
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2005 Sep
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REALTIMEFLIGHTFINDER™ FEATURES
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Tortola, B.V.I., Apr 29, 2004 – Today, Aerotaxi NET integrated PubATrip™ and well known, most proven, RealTimeFlightFinder™ features, making available, for Well Qualified Partners, a flexible, as much as simple and adaptive tool, for all-wanted-to-publish personal flight services.
A Partner's published flight always Gains a Priority™ Advantage For the Publisher Partner.
PubATrip™, lastest released add-on tool for RealTimeFlightFinder™, will automatically assign 18 HOURS Advantage Priority™ to the Service Request Output.
As a result, that flight Publisher Partner will receive the E-mail Request for that Service 18 HOURS earlier than other operators.
For additional information and questions about the Aerotaxi NET's PubATrip™, contact Partner Services Subscription Help (PSSH) http://pssh.aerotaxi.net/ or send an email by http://info.aerotaxi.net/ .
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