February 5, 1968

February 5, 1968

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Safety

Improper Supervision Cited in Delta Crash

Avionics

Usaf Will Develop Multi-sensor

By Barry Miller9 min

Special Budget Report

Defense Hardware Lag Stressed

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Safety

Improper Supervision Cited in Delta Crash

Informal instructor-student relationship causal factor in simulated two-engine out DC-8 training flight crash
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Avionics

Usaf Will Develop Multi-sensor

Los Angeles—Air Force will begin developing late in the spring a multi-sensor, Doppler Inertial Loran (DIL) system, a navigation concept which may have wide applicability for tactical fighter bombers and transport aircraft in the 1970-1975 time period.

By Barry Miller9 min

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Special Budget Report

Defense Hardware Lag Stressed

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New Avionic Products

Course-Control Gyro Model FG11-0401-1 course-control gyro is designed for use in radio-controlled guidance or onboard program control systems. Azimuth pickoff can be either a segmented commutator or a precise potentiometer output.
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Aeronautical Engineering

F-106s Modified for Inflight Training

Martin expects variable-stability trainer for high-performance aircraft to yield technology useful for future airline market

By David A. Brown7 min

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Air Transport

Vfw Pushing 614 Short-haul Transport

Bremen—Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW) has completed selection of major subcontractors for its VFW 614 twin-turbofan short-haul transport and has started a drive to capture a substantial share of the Douglas DC-3 replacement market with this aircraft.

By Edward H. Kolcum7 min

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Air Transport

Airlines Begin 707 Wing Program

Effort aimed at avoiding potential skin cracks at fasteners; Boeing producing kits to meet needs of individual carriers

By Richard G. O’Lone6 min

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Special Budget Report

Sst Funding Faces Hurdles in Congress

By Harold D. Watkins6 min

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Special Budget Report

Aec Budgets to Produce New Warheads

By Katherine Johnsen5 min

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Special Budget Report

$2.09-billion Apollo Request Seen Safe

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