May 28, 1962

May 28, 1962

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MANAGEMENT

Industry/government Relations Analyzed

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Ma-8 Shot May Be Extended to 7 Orbits

BUSINESS FLYING

Cm-191 Provides Easy Transition to Jets

By Herbert J. Coleman7 min

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MANAGEMENT

Industry/government Relations Analyzed

. . . What is the principal challenge confronting the management of an industrial concern that is engaged in the performance of military work for our government? In my opinion, that challenge is: Should the government use private industry to design, develop and build its weapon systems?
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Ma-8 Shot May Be Extended to 7 Orbits

Results of Carpenter’s three-orbit MA-7 flight will determine whether next mission is expanded.
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BUSINESS FLYING

Cm-191 Provides Easy Transition to Jets

Hanover, West Germany—PotezHeinkel CM-191 executive jet, a fourplace, maneuverable aircraft, should pose no severe checkout problems for pilots who are new to jet power. Midwing jet, built by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugbau GmbH, Speyer, and currently being flight tested by Etablissements Henry Potez at Toulouse, is a development of the successful Fouga Magister jet trainer (AW Apr. 23, p. 102).

By Herbert J. Coleman7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Soviets Give Vostok Physiological Details

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AVIONICS

Space Payload Failure Data Analyzed

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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AVIONICS

Decision Filter Can Classify 3d Objects

Costa Mesa, Calif.—Working model of a self-organizing machine that can rapidly recognize and classify threedimensional objects like spheres, cubes, pyramids and ellipsoids without regard to their size or orientation was demonstrated here recently by Astropower, Inc., a subsidiary of Douglas Aircraft Co.

By Barry Miller6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Cab Staff May Urge Transatlantic Shuttle

Proposal expected during hearings on structure of routes to Europe; monopoly plan stirs controversy.

By L. L. Doty6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Aerospace Industry Sales, Backlog Reported for 1961

Aerospace industry sales rose and backlog fell in 1961, according to Bureau of the Census tabulations. However, expanded coverage of the new Census figures means that the 1961 figures are not strictly comparable with those of previous years.
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MANAGEMENT

Mcclellan Airs Incentive Contract Issue

By Katherine Johnsen5 min

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MANAGEMENT

Umbaugh Hearings Reveal U-18 Financing

Baltimore, Md.—First specific details of the amounts spent by Umbaugh Aircraft Corp. in development, certification and sales of the Umbaugh U-18 gyroplane and the amounts paid in by distributors, dealers and customers were revealed during court hearings here.

By David A. Brown5 min

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