June 8, 1964

June 8, 1964

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Usaf Effort Aimed at Thermoelectrics

By Michael L. Yaffee18 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa May Increase Scale Model Testing

By Roderick D. Hibben14 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Present El Al Jet Fleet May Be Expanded

By Cecil Brownlow12 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Usaf Effort Aimed at Thermoelectrics

National Aeronautics and Space Administration sees little promise for thermoelectric converters in space and is not working in this area at present. Thermoelectric converters should be run at high temperatures in space to obtain maximum efficiency and minimum radiator size.

By Michael L. Yaffee18 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa May Increase Scale Model Testing

Hampton, Va.—Saturn 5 may be the last large launch vehicle on which full-scale vibration and shake tests can be performed, because of formidable technical and economic problems associated with the construction of mammoth ground test facilities.

By Roderick D. Hibben14 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Present El Al Jet Fleet May Be Expanded

Tel Aviv—Hoped-for passenger and/or route structure gains may compel El Al Israel Airlines to expand its present jet fleet of three Boeing 707-420s and two Boeing 720Bs despite the potential financial hazards involved in purchasing additional subsonic equipment that might not be fully amortized before the appearance of the two American supersonic transports for which the state-owned carrier has options.

By Cecil Brownlow12 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Biomedical Sensors Improved for Gemini

Houston, Tex.—Medical experiments and safety-of-flight monitoring for the Gemini spaceflight program will be able to draw on instrumentation under development by the Manned Spacecraft Center here that will be less cumbersome and more versatile than that used on Mercury.

By William H. Gregory11 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Legislators Cool to Cab Foreign Rate Plea

By James R. Ashlock7 min

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Letters

The article “Careless Use of Redundant Design Can Cause Reduction in Reliability” (AW May 11, p. 93) was interesting in that it pointed out several not so obvious limitations to the indiscriminate use of redundancy to achieve reliability.
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MANAGEMENT

Navy Studies Deterrent Force for 1980s

Dallas—Configuration of a naval deterrent force for the 1980s to replace the then-aged nuclear submarine/Polaris weapon system will be presented to Rear Adm. I. J. Galantin, director of special projects, in a series of closed briefings by U. S. Navy’s advanced sea-based deterrent study group in Monterey, Calif., this month and next.

By Erwin J. Bulban5 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Army High-speed Vtol Efforts Pushed

Army has received qualified approval from Defense Dept, to begin the program definition phase for its proposed Advanced Aerial Fire Support System (AFS) for a troop support, escort and fighter helicopter. The system, formerly called the Fire Support Aerial System, has attracted considerable industry interest because of its production potential, and has stimulated company and Army-sponsored research and development effort in high-speed helicopter configurations using stub wings and auxiliary jet engines.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Air Cargo Marketing, Sales Stress Due

Past practices criticized at Montreal forum; need stressed for new approach, better customer service.

By Robert H. Cook5 min

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AVIONICS

Compact Doppler Designed for Helicopters

Washington — Miniature Doppler navigation system for helicopters now under development, expected to weigh less than half as much as presently available systems, occupy about half the volume, consume about one-quarter the power, yet exhibit higher accuracy, was described here recently at the American Helicopter Society meeting.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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