May 14, 1962

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Titov Describes Orbital Flight in Vostok 2

(Gherman S. Titov, the second Russian cosmonaut to orbit the earth, was a member of the Soviet delegation attending the third International Space Science Symposium sponsored by the Committee on Space Research (Cospar) of the International Council of Scientific Unions, held in Washington.

AVIONICS

Bendix Builds Self-testing Avionic Units

Baltimore—Bendix Radio’s new generation of navigation and instrument approach equipment will feature built-in self-test provisions to enable maintenance men and pilots to check equipment operability quickly on the ground before takeoff and in the air.

By Philip J. Klass11 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Sac Takes Control of First Titan 1 Units

Denver—In less than one month, two nine-weapon Titan 1 intercontinental ballistic missile squadrons have been transferred from the Air Force Systems Command, which constructed the launching complexes and is developing the missile, to the 451st Strategic Missile Wing of the Strategic Air Command and declared operational.

By Larry Booda8 min

AVIONICS

Screened Circuit Processes Mechanized

Anaheim, Calif.—Controlled, mechanized processes for inexpensively fabricating large quantities of microelectronic circuits which may be used in its future military, aerospace and commercial electronic systems are being developed here at the research center of Autonetics Division of North American Aviation.

By Barry Miller8 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Modifications, More Power, Give New Life to Navion

Long Beach, Calif.—Extensive modification and increased power added to the basic Navion airframe of the immediate postwar years has resulted in a fast, easy-handling light aircraft with room for five passengers and a normal cruising range of 1,475 mi.

By William S. Reed8 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Northeast, Hughes Tool Discuss Financial Aid After Control Ruling

Washington — Representatives of Hughes Tool Co. and Northeast Airlines last week planned to discuss immediate financial aid to the carrier as a first step after a Civil Aeronautics Board examiner’s initial ruling approving Hughes Tool control of the airline.

By Ward Wright7 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

German Jet Aimed at Business, Airline Use

Hamburg—Hamburger Flugzeugbau’s planned entry into the already-crowded executive jet arena, the HFB.320, also is being groomed for potential military and feeder-line markets, with a tentative first flight date and subsequent sales drive for the 6-to-14 place aircraft set for the second half of 1963.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

German Resurgence Revealed at Hanover

Hanover, West Germany—Budding re-emergence of West German industry as a potent design development and production force in both civil and military fields plus the intense under-thesurface struggle among rivals in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization strike fighter competition was in evidence at the 1962 Hanover Air Show which closed here last week.

By Cecil Brownlow6 min

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