March 28, 1966

March 28, 1966

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

First Surveyor Ready for Limited Mission

By Harold D. Watkins13 min

SPECIAL REPORT ON LIMITED WAR—PART 3

Combat Forces New Limited War Studies

By Cecil Brownlow12 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Improved Match of Tf30, F-111 Sought

By Michael L. Yaffee10 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

First Surveyor Ready for Limited Mission

El Segundo, Calif.—First flight model of the Surveyor spacecraft is entering the final stages of pre-launch preparations, three years behind schedule, with program officials apparently convinced that the lunar probe is as ready as possible.

By Harold D. Watkins13 min

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SPECIAL REPORT ON LIMITED WAR—PART 3

Combat Forces New Limited War Studies

Washington—U.S. military is being pushed through a forced-draft re-learning of what is needed in the way of tactics and equipment to wage, and win, a limited war. While the war in Vietnam has a unique character—“We never seem to come up with the same kind of war twice,” says one official—a number of valid techniques had been largely ignored until the pressures of combat forced their re-evaluation.

By Cecil Brownlow12 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Improved Match of Tf30, F-111 Sought

East Hartford, Conn.—General Dynamics F-lll aircraft, now being flight tested with rematchcd Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-1 afterburning turbofan engines, shows a significant improvement in compressor-stall-free performance, according to P&W.

By Michael L. Yaffee10 min

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American Adds to New York Taxi Links

New York—Metro Air Service designed to fly passengers from New York’s three main metropolitan airports over city traffic to outlying communities is proving so popular that all six participating air taxi operators have had to add equipment since the group was formed last November.

By Ward Wright10 min

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SPECIAL REPORT ON LIMITED WAR—PART 3

Viet Spurs Tactical Missile Development

By Michael L. Yaffee9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Survey Disputes U.s. Trade Balance View

Brussels—U.S. has been enjoying a favorable balance of trade in transactions with European flag carriers and this condition will improve at an accelerated rate in the future, according to a survey conducted by the European Airlines Research Bureau here.

By L. L. Doty8 min

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AVIONICS

Sprague Intensifies Microcircuit Efforts

North Adams, Mass.—Sprague Electric Co., one of the nation’s largest producers of passive components, is stepping up its efforts to become a major supplier of microcircuitry. Last week Sprague introduced its first entirely in-house developed silicon microcircuits, two very high-speed digital devices with propagation time delays in the 5-nanosec. range and a variable-gain linear amplifier.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Review of Gemini 9 Flight Plan Scheduled

Analysis of Gemini 8 emergency may affect remaining missions; tentative details are listed for next mission.

By William J. Normyle7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Agena Stabilizes in Near-circular Orbit

Washington—Gemini 8 Agena target vehicle performed with precision in a series of post-docking maneuvers that placed it in parking orbit from which it can function as a serviceable rendezvous target for future missions. The target is in a circular 220-naut. mi. orbit with a period of 98 min. and an inclination of 28.87 deg.
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AVIONICS

Solar-electric Propulsion Potential Grows

Los Angeles—Lighter and larger solar panel structures, more reliable power conditioning equipment and thinner solar cell structures may combine soon to make possible solar-powered electric propulsion for certain interplanetary missions.

By Barry Miller6 min

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