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Analyses the role of mode confusion in causing aircraft accidents. Details of the crash of a China Air Lines Airbus at Nagoya Japan on April 26, 1994; Details of other air accidents. INSET: Incidents and accidents involving the man-machine interface..

States that Japan's air force has lost a Boeing/Mitsubishi F-4EJ fighter during a combat training exercise off the northeast coast of Honshu island. Details of the incident; Recovery efforts; Number of fatalities.

Reports on a cooperative venture between a Japanese aerospace industry mission and the Russian Federal Industry Committee. Signing of agreement; Tour of Russian aerospace facilities; Exchanges of information on hypersonic aircraft engine research.

States the US, under a Japan-US security arrangement, is liable for about $750,000 in compensation to the Japanese government for noise generated on night flights from Yokota AB. Local residents have sued, seeking compensation and a ban on night flights.

States the Japanese army will start procurement of a new anti-tank helicopter in 1999 to replace its Bell/Fuji AH-1Ss. The Ground Self-Defense Force has been using 84 AH-1Ss since 1982 and formed five anti-tank units starting in 1986. Candidates include the McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache and the Eurocopter Panther and Tiger helicopters.

Cites figures from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force on numbers of intercept scrambles in Fiscal 1992, due mainly to less Russian activity. While Russian reconnaissance flights around Japanese islands did not decrease significantly, training, fish spotting and other flights have dropped considerably. The decline may also be due to shortages of aviation fuel in eastern Russia.

States Japan's Air and Maritime Self-Defense Forces have decided to open pilot jobs to women, who would be allowed to fly transports, liaison, rescue and other non-combat aircraft. No sign the Defense Agency will alter regulations concerning women and combat assignments; Currently no women pilots in Japanese military or on commercial airlines.

Focuses on the government funded project let to the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies that will monitor the market for supersonic and hypersonic transports, and their technical and environmental features. Cost of the project, funded by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI); SJAC will make recommendations on the launch of an SST program; Total manpower on the study; Cost comparisons with the Boeing 747; Environmental study; Community noise goals.