April 30, 1962

April 30, 1962

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AIR TRANSPORT

Dulles Field Caught in Cost, Time Squeeze

By Robert H. Cook9 min

AVIONICS

Thin Film Diodes Achieved on Ceramic

By Philip J. Klass8 min

BUSINESS FLYING

Queen Air Power, Performance Increased

By David H. Hoffman7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Dulles Field Caught in Cost, Time Squeeze

Lags in construction of airport to result in token service on Oct. opening; FAA, airlines differ on fees.

By Robert H. Cook9 min

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AVIONICS

Thin Film Diodes Achieved on Ceramic

Waltham, Mass.—Single-crystal P-N silicon diodes have been successfully fabricated by vapor deposition on a ceramic substrate using a new technique developed here by the Microelectronics Laboratory of Sylvania’s Electronic Systems Division.

By Philip J. Klass8 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Queen Air Power, Performance Increased

Teterboro, N.J.—Beechcraft Model 80 Queen Air—essentially a Model 65 with more powerful engines and a swept fin—offers superior single engine performance and extra cruising speed while retaining all the responsiveness of the Model 65.

By David H. Hoffman7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

T.188 Will Be Testbed for British Mach 2.2 Transport

London—Britain’s newest flight research tool, the Mach 3 stainless steel Bristol T.188, will take a leading role in investigating a new generation of supersonic jet engines and high heat regimes leading to an Anglo-French Mach 2.2 civil transport.

By Herbert J. Coleman7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Heinkel Designs Two Dc-3 Replacements

Speyer, West Germany—Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau is offering two new feeder liner proposals, one a 24-passenger turbojet, the other a 25-passenger turboprop, as basic Douglas DC-3 type replacements, with a particular eye upon German Deutsche Lufthansa and potential markets in Europe and the U. S.

By Cecil Brownlow6 min

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Letters

Space Oscar Many vendors to the Project Mercury took well deserved bows on John Glenn’s successful flight, but nowhere have I seen credit to one of the suppliers whose product substantially increased the effectiveness of the mission. I am speaking of Ansco (I am not only not their public relations counsel, I am a competitor!) who supplied the small hand-held camera and the film with which Glenn successfully shot so many photographs.
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MANAGEMENT

Defense to Stress Incentive, Competition

Procurement economy drive includes heavy emphasis on reward or penalty contracts, long-range planning.

By George C. Wilson6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Turbine Powered Aircraft 1961 Operating Expense —dollars Per Total Aircraft Hour

BOEING 707 American Braniff Continental Pan American Trans World 707 Average DOUGLAS DC-8 Eastern National Northwest Panagra Pan American Trans Caribbean United DC-8 Average BOEING 720 American Braniff Eastern Northwest Trans World United/Capital Western 720 Average (Less: Eastern)
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Microwaves Offer Radiation Protection

Atlantic City, N.J.—Space pilots may be exposed to controlled amounts of microwave energy during earth-based training to increase their resistance to solar radiation effects and may use mechanical and pharmacological agents to assist certain physiological functions in a zero-g environment, the recent meeting of the Aerospace Medical Assn. was told here.

By George Alexander5 min

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EDITORIAL

Management in a New Environment

In today’s new scientific environment, it is essential that our management practices keep pace with and be responsive to the rapid advance of technology. Just over a year ago the Air Force took a major step towards this objective. Following an extensive Air Force management study, the Secretary of Defense announced the formation of the Air Force Systems Command, effective the first of April of last year.
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