June 18, 1962

June 18, 1962

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SAFETY

Un Issues Report on Hammarskjöld Crash

AIR TRANSPORT

Airlines Weigh Value of Radiotelephones

By Ward Wright7 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

U. S. Is Formulating New Space Policy

By George C. Wilson7 min

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SAFETY

Un Issues Report on Hammarskjöld Crash

On 18 September 1961, the whole world learned with profound grief of the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in the service of the Organization and in the performance of the mission which he had undertaken for peace and the independence of peoples.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Airlines Weigh Value of Radiotelephones

By Ward Wright7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

U. S. Is Formulating New Space Policy

Welsh drafting document as part of top-level review; Administration concerned over issue of military role.

By George C. Wilson7 min

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FINANCIAL

Four Airlines Report Salaries of Officers

Washington—Following is a list of airline officers’ salaries, bonuses and indirect compensation, expenses and stock holdings for the year ending Dec. 31, 1961, as reported to the Civil Aeronautics Board: Mohawk Airlines, Inc.—R. E. Peach, president and director, $40,000 salary, 13,400 shares of capital stock, $25,000 debentures;
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

British Push Bac 111 Service Program

London—British Aircraft Corp., now well advanced in logistics of building its BAC 111 twin-jet Viscount successor in four widely separated plants, has turned to concentration on building up a snag-proof sales and services program in strategic world areas.

By Herbert J. Coleman5 min

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AVIONICS

Star-field Tracker Gives Attitude Data

Ithaca, N. Y.—Non-inertial attitude reference for space vehicles, called a star-field tracker, which eliminates the need for gyros and stabilized platforms, is undergoing tests here at General Electric’s Advanced Electronics Center.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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MANAGEMENT

Computer Simulates Executives’ Problems

By Russell Hawkes4 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Army Weighs Stol Transport Proposals

By Larry Booda4 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Boyd Proposes General Marketing Study

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AIR TRANSPORT

Faa Enters Jet Crew Complement Fight

Proposal for extensive third pilot training viewed by engineers as move to enforce Feinsinger report.

By Robert H. Cook4 min

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