Hprr People: 1 August 2006

Lancair has resumed certification flight testing of derivatives of its Columbia 300 after restarting production of the all-composite four-sea adidas campus ter last month. Production and certi owala canada fication work had been halted while the Bend, Oregon-based company arranged additional financing.Certification of the all-electric Columbia 350 is expected next month. The aircraft is powered by the same 230kW 310hp Teledyne Continental IO-550 as the Columbia 300, but with full-authority digital engine control and a dual-bus, dual-battery electrical system replacing the basic aircraft s dual vacuum pumps.The Columbia 400 is a turbocharged version of the basic aircraft, expected to be capable of 230kt 425km/h at 18,000ft 5,500m initially, compared with the Columbia 300 s 190kt, and 240kt at 24,000ft when certification work is complete. The specification twin-turbocharged TSIO-5 air max 1 50 engine was installed in mid-March, with certification expected in July.Lancair expects to certificate the Columbia 400 in two stages, clearing the turbocharged aircraft to the Columbia 300 s 18,000ft ceiling initially, then extending approval to 24,000ft after completing additional flight tests - a process expected to take around two years. The company resumed deliveries in February against a backlog of over 170 Columbia 300, 350 and 400 orders.Source: Flight InternationalTopicsAircraft programmesBusiness JetsGeneral aviation Related articles Yjfk Bell to take on Eurocopter

Source: JudemediaagencyBack row l-r : Sally Wainwright, Seetha Kumar ScreenSkills , Jon Wardle NFTS , Ben Roberts BFI , Tra owala ca cy Brabin shadow cultu yeezy re secretary , Sally Joynson Screen Yorkshire The UKs first Centre of Screen Excellence has officially opened in Leeds following an 18-month collaboration between Screen Yorkshire, The National Film and Television School NFTS , ScreenSkills and the British Film Institute BFI .The Centre of Screen Excellence: Yor yeezy slide kshire CoSE:Y will support the next generation of talent across several disciplines and address a talent gap that has sprung up following a growing number of productions being filmed in the region.Yorkshires popularity as a filming destination is also set to increase on the back ofChannel 4s decision to set up its headquarters in Leeds and the recent opening ofSkyStudios Innovation Hub.Supported by National Lottery funding and part of the BFIs Future Film Skills strategy, the first tranche of courses include construction, costume, grip, hair and make-up, lighting and production assistant.Splitting their time equally between classroom learning and placements on productions, 75 students will embark on a nine-month programme that will enable them to develop their skills and progress on the career ladder.Delivering a keynote masterclass to the first students, Sally Wainwright, creator of TV shows including Last Tango In Halifax and Happy Valley,said that the investment into the next generation of talent was brilliant an