November 8, 1965

November 8, 1965

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AVIONICS

Radar Offers Terrain Following, Mapping

By Barry Miller10 min

AVIONICS

Crystal Diode Gains as Microwave Source

By Philip J. Klass9 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

GE Completing T64-12 Engine Assembly

By Michael L. Yaffee8 min

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AVIONICS

Radar Offers Terrain Following, Mapping

Phoenix, Ariz.—A forward-looking airborne radar which has the ability to perform simultaneously terrain following, terrain avoidance and ground mapping functions for a wide variety of low-flying aircraft is nearing completion here at the Military Electronics Div. of Motorola. phase monopulse sensing technique in which only elevation information sensed along the radar boresight is accepted and processed, while the remaining information in the beam is gated out.

By Barry Miller10 min

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AVIONICS

Crystal Diode Gains as Microwave Source

Washington—Recent evidence which shows that a simple crystal diode with a high reverse bias voltage applied will generate moderate amounts ot microwave power at frequencies of 10 gc. and higher is sparking intensive interest here and abroad.

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

GE Completing T64-12 Engine Assembly

By Michael L. Yaffee8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Nord 262 Battles Competition from Auto

Indianapolis—French-built Nord 262 turboprop transports that began airline service here Oct. 31 with Lake Central Airlines are being counted on by the line’s management to provide the schedule frequency necessary to overcome competition from the automobile.

By David A. Brown8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Total A-7A Order Exceeds $200 Million

Dallas—Rapid maintenance/armament turn-around capabilities and combat-loaded maneuverability of the Navy/Ling - Temco - Vought A-7A light attack aircraft were demonstrated publicly here last week, a little more than a month after initiation of flight tests.

By Erwin J. Bulban8 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Gemini Planning, Schedules Being Revised

Failure of Agena stage in Gemini 6 mission generates rapid decisions reflecting growing NASA confidence.

By William J. Normyle6 min

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AVIONICS

New Functional Devices Dominate Meeting

Washington—New functional types of microcircuits and semiconductor devices dominated the recent International Electron Devices Meeting here although several interesting new microwave and display tubes were reported. Semiconductor industry efforts to determine the basic causes of “secondary breakdown” in high-power, high-frequency transistors and workable cures also came under heavy discussion.
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MANAGEMENT

Improved Maintenance Seen Necessary for SST Success

Miami Beach—Ouality and speed of maintenance on the supersonic transport must be substantially higher than on present jets if the faster, more expensive aircraft is to attain profitable utilization, according to A. E. Jordan, Trans World Airlines vice president of technical services.

By George Alexander5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Turboprop Load Factors in Scheduled Service

CANADAIR CL-44 Flying Tiger Seaboard Slick CL-44 Total Cargo LOCKHEED ELECTRA Eastern American National Northwest Western Braniff Electra Total VICKERS VISCOUN United Continental Aloha Braniff Viscount Total CONVAIR 580 Frontier Allegheny
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AIR TRANSPORT

CAB Chairman Sees No Reason For Immediate Over-all Fare Cuts

By Ward Wright5 min

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