March 4, 1957

March 4, 1957

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Ion, Photon Power Space Travel Hope

AVIONICS

Infrared Challenges Radar’s Monopoly

By Philip J. Klass12 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Oversecrecy Defeats Itself, Scientist Says

By Louis N. Ridenour10 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Ion, Photon Power Space Travel Hope

San Diego—Difficult space travel problems spanning the broad regimes of propulsion, re-entry, human factors, tracking and communications, environment and measurements, and orbits were analyzed in this country’s first astronautics symposium, sponsored here by Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Convair Division of General Dynamics Corp.
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AVIONICS

Infrared Challenges Radar’s Monopoly

Radar’s long monopoly in the fields of missile guidance, target detection, fire control and mapping is being seriously challenged by infrared, an old technique which has acquired some new tricks. There are some who predict that infrared, or IR as it is sometimes called, may largely replace radar within 10 years for missile guidance, target detection, and mapping if for only one reason: infrared can not be jammed.

By Philip J. Klass12 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Oversecrecy Defeats Itself, Scientist Says

We can distinguish three main components in the flow of technical and military information: first, the intercommunication of such information within industrial and governmental groups which are directly involved in closely related work; second, the flow of such information to the U. S. public at large, and third, its transmission to potential enemies of the U. S.

By Louis N. Ridenour10 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Sas Opens New Trade Route to Orient

Inauguration of Copenhagen-Tokyo service brings first crossing of North Pole by commercial planes.

By Richard Sweeney10 min

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FINANCIAL

Stock Transactions

Washington—Acquisition of 365,276 common shares of Northeast Airlines stock by the Atlas Corp. a beneficial owner, has been reported by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atlas total holding is now 922,126 shares, George K. Gardner, officer and director, acquired 1,000 common shares through exercise of rights, making his total holding 16,000 shares.
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FINANCIAL

Usaf Contracts

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Letters

It was with considerable indignation that I read the article on p. 51 of your Feb. 4 issue entitled “New Interiors Designed for Viscounts.” I think you will readily agree that the most important feature of any commercial aircraft interior is the seats in which the paying passengers ride.
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PRODUCTION

Ryan Spotwelds Kc-135 Fuselage Lobes

San Diego, Calif.—Ryan Aeronautical Co. is carrying out the first spotwelding of large double-countered aircraft panels under automatic positioning and welding control as part of its subcontract for aft fuselage sections of Boeing KC135 tankers and 707 jet transports.
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Bell System Permits Hands-off Landings

Buffalo, N. Y.—Bell Aircraft Corp. unveiled an automatic carrier landing system last week that allows hands-off landings in zero-zero weather. Developed for Navv’s Bureau of Ships and USAF’s Air Research and Development Command, the system is easily applicable to any modern aircraft containing either an instrument landing system-autopilot or data link-autopilot combination.

By Evert Clark4 min

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MANAGEMENT

Washington Roundup

Results of a press conference can sometimes go awry, as evidenced last week by press and stock market misinterpretations of remarks made by Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson. At his press conference, Wilson was asked just what factors would be considered in any possible change in the production rate of Boeing B-52 jet bombers.

By Washington staff4 min

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