October 13, 1986

October 13, 1986

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Safety

Ntsb Traces Propagation of Air Canada Fire

Aeronautical Engineering

Atf Propulsion Tests Will Drive Operations at Arnold Facility

By Jay C. Lowndes9 min

SHUTTLE PAYLOAD MANIFEST

New Manifest for Space Shuttle Generates Payload Sponsor Debate

By Craig Covault6 min

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Safety

Ntsb Traces Propagation of Air Canada Fire

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Aeronautical Engineering

Atf Propulsion Tests Will Drive Operations at Arnold Facility

Arnold AFS, Tenn.—Advanced propulsion system testing requirements of the advanced tactical fighter (ATF) program will dominate operations at the Air Force Arnold Engineering Development Center’s Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility (ASTF) through the end of the decade.

By Jay C. Lowndes9 min

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SHUTTLE PAYLOAD MANIFEST

New Manifest for Space Shuttle Generates Payload Sponsor Debate

By Craig Covault6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Darpa Developing Tactical Transport for Special Operations Forces

By David M. North5 min

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Space Technology

Usaf Launch Managers Assess Cape’s Capacity for Titan 4

Cape Canaveral—U. S. Air Force Titan booster launch managers are studying whether the Cape’s Titan facilities could accommodate up to eight launches per year of the new Titan 4 vehicle, a rate double the initial flight projections. While future military launch requirements for the Titan 4 are being assessed, a massive effort also has been under way here to help the overall Titan program recover from the Apr. 18 Titan 34D accident at Vandenberg AFB, Calif, (AW&ST Apr. 28, p. 16).

By Craig Covault5 min

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Avionics

Alpa Disputes Faa Recommendations for Wind Shear Recovery Methods

By Bruce D. Nordwall5 min

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Editorial

Who Knows What Disinformation Lurks...

The recent swirl of reports in the daily print and electronic media charging the Reagan Administration with using a disinformation campaign to wage psychological warfare against Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi raises serious concerns.

By DONALD E. FINK4 min

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SHUTTLE PAYLOAD MANIFEST

Reagan Rejects Nasa Bid to Honor 31 Shuttle Contracts

By Theresa M. Foley4 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Douglas Completes Acoustic Research Facility

Long Beach, Calif.—McDonnell Douglas Corp. has completed a new fuselage acoustic research facility at its manufacturing complex here and will begin tests in the facility’s anechoic chamber in support of its propfan aircraft development programs later this month.
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Air Transport

Narrow-body Aircraft Direct Expenses

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