February 8, 1965

February 8, 1965

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SAFETY

Improper Loading Cited in D18s Crash

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Surface Structure Probes Studied

By Irving Stone9 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Weather Buoy-satellite Link Is Studied

By William H. Gregory9 min

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SAFETY

Improper Loading Cited in D18s Crash

A South Central Airlines, Inc., Beech D18S, N2999, crashed during takeoff from runway 6 at the Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, Fla., at 0800 EST. Feb. 3, 1964. The aircraft was observed during takeoff with flaps down as it made a steep climb to approximately 200 ft. from which it stalled and struck the departure end of runway 6.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Surface Structure Probes Studied

Los Angeles—Three methods of determining structural characteristics of the moon’s surface are under study for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Equipment based on any of these studies would be designed for ejection from a manned Apollo spacecraft and would serve to certify locations for landing of a Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) on a subsequent Apollo flight.

By Irving Stone9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Weather Buoy-satellite Link Is Studied

By William H. Gregory9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Boeing Sst Changes Seek Drag Reduction

Phase 2A design incorporates faired nose section, modified wing sweep and a stinger extension on tail.

By C. M. Plattner8 min

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AVIONICS

Bigger User Role Smooths Norad Project

Colorado Springs, Colo.—The new command and control system, which soon will be installed in the North American Air Defense Command’s hardened combat operations center buried deep in Cheyenne Mountain, is the first to be developed under new USAF and Defense Dept, guidelines.

By Philip J. Klass8 min

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Special Budget Report—2:

Aec Funding Reduced on Space, Defense

Washington—Atomic Energy Commission’s budget for Fiscal 1966 will finance weapons, military and space programs at a level of $1.1 billion, a decline of $62 million from the current fiscal year. Sharpest drop will be in military activities, where “significant reductions can be made in this area, without in any way jeopardizing our national security,” Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, AEC chairman, recently told the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy.

By Katherine Johnsen8 min

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MANAGEMENT

Britain Continues Tsr.2 for ‘evaluation’

Planned RAF order may go to British or U.S. aircraft; P. 1154 and HS-681 VTOL aircraft projects canceled.

By Herbert J. Coleman7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

North American Accelerates Coin Work

Columbus, Ohio—North American Aviation, Inc., is accelerating fabrication of its first OV-10A counter-insurgency (COIN) flight model in an attempt to get the prototype flying three to four months ahead of schedule. Based on the contract go-ahead, received last Oct. 15, the first flight was set for September of this year.

By Donald E. Fink7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Martian Atmosphere Experiment Urged for 1969 Voyager Vehicle

New York—A prospective 1969 Voyager test shot (AW&ST Feb. 1, p. 28), has induced a large number of scientists in industry and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to push hard for a Martian atmospheric definition experiment aboard the vehicle.

By Michael Yaffee6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Comsat Bid on Defense System Faces Fight

Washington—Communications Satellite Corp. faces a hard fight in its efforts to get the Defense Dept, to cancel the existing USAF program with Philco to develop its own military space communication system, and instead rent service from a system which Comsat proposes to launch for exclusive military use (AW&ST Feb. 1, p. 32).
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