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Intracom committed to the 'Viper Piper' project

Despite a business dispute with Tekhnoavia (AIN, February, page 10), Geneva-based Intracom General Machinery has vowed to continue the Viper project.

By Vladimir Karnozov

March 29, 2007

Despite a business dispute with Tekhnoavia (AIN, February, page 10), Geneva-based Intracom General Machinery has vowed to continue the Viper project. The GM-17 Viper is a modified Piper P Navajo, from which the two wing-mounted 425-hp piston engines are removed and a single 750-shp Walter M601E turboprop is placed in the redesigned forward fuselage, among the improvements.

Intracom General Machinery president and CEO Dr. Nik Schmidt told AIN that his plans to produce at least 30 GM-17s remain viable, and that he will continue the project with or without Tekhnoavia. He hopes, however, that Tekhnoavia general director Slava Kondratiev “comes back to his senses” and returns to the venture. Schmidt is “open” to negotiations with both Tekhnoavia and the Smolensk aircraft production plant. He said Tekhnoavia is in breech of their contract, and if it comes to a court hearing he believes that Intracom General Machinery would prevail.

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