September 3, 1962

September 3, 1962

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Carpenter Reports on Ma-7 Observations

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Simplicity, Duplication Will Give Titan 2 Manned Flight Capability

By George Alexander14 min

AVIONICS

Advanced Video Ideas to Have Space Use

By Barry Miller11 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Carpenter Reports on Ma-7 Observations

In this presentation, I shall attempt to give a narrative account of my impressions during the flight. A period of more than two months, most of which was spent at Cape Canaveral, was consumed in preparing me for the orbital flight. My activities during this period were very similar to those which I, as the backup pilot, described in a paper on Astronaut Preparation for the MA-6 report.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Simplicity, Duplication Will Give Titan 2 Manned Flight Capability

Baltimore, Md.—Simplicity of design, redundant malfunction detection system and painstaking manufacturing procedures are the major characteristics of the Martin Co.’s conversion of the Air Force Titan 2 ballistic missile to a man-rated launch vehicle for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Gemini two-man spacecraft.

By George Alexander14 min

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AVIONICS

Advanced Video Ideas to Have Space Use

Pasadena, Calif.—Two new camera systems that may enable deep space probes to take and return pictures of the planets Mars, Mercury and Jupiter are being developed as part of an overall effort in advanced video techniques for lunar and planetary exploration.

By Barry Miller11 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Aerojet Second Stage Must Withstand Heaviest Stresses

Sacramento, Calif.—Air Force Minuteman second stage motor, produced at Aerojet-General Corp.’s solid propellant rocket facility here, is adaptable dimensionally for glass filament-wound case construction, similar to Hercules Powder Co.’s smaller third stage, but this design approach was bypassed in favor of using steel.

By Irving Stone9 min

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EQUIPMENT

Glass Fiber Case Development Expanding

New York—Future Air Force use of glass fiber-wound cases for solid propellant boosters in the 120-in.-dia. and 156-in.-dia. sizes may be more clearly defined within the next two weeks, following meetings at Aeronautical Systems Division’s Manufacturing Technology Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

By Donald E. Fink9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Mariner Venus Shot Appears Successful

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Letters

Fair Play Let’s be fair in our criticism of the FAA. If anybody is chasing rainbows it’s Mr. M. Shorr in his letter to the editor in your Aug. 13 issue (p. 130) regarding collision warning devices. In the first place, all aircraft are not equipped with VHF radio; second, identification and isolation of replies was not even mentioned in his proposal; and third, I doubt if the mounting brackets and interconnecting cables for any piece of electronic equipment can be installed for $150, not to mention the cost of the equipment itself.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Shield Sought for Vertol Engine Intake

Parts ingestion causes engine failure in New York and Japan; New York Airways alters overland route.

By James R. Ashlock5 min

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MANAGEMENT

Six Airlines File Cab Reports on Salaries

Washington—Following are airline officers’ salaries, bonuses and indirect compensation, expenses and stock holdings as reported to the CAB for the year ending Dec. 31, 1961: Ellis Airlines—R. E. Ellis, president, $16,800 salary, $3,180 expenses, 21,291 shares of common stock ; J. E. Sherman, vice president, $13,800 salary, $602 expenses, 8,075 shares of common stock; G. A. Bodding, vice president, $16,680 salary, $407 expenses, 8,612 shares of common stock ; N. T. Gerde, secretary and treasurer, $17,095 salary, $801 expenses, 4,833 shares of common stock; J. Funk, director, $10,200 salary, $378 expenses, 1,862 shares of common stock; E. Heath, director, $14,880 salary, $51 expenses, 2,177 shares of common stock; B. Neketin, director, $8,498 salary, $193 expenses, 636 shares of common stock ;
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AVIONICS

New Microcircuits Reported at Wescon

Los Angeles—Several new entries in the fast-expanding field of microcircuits, both semiconductor and thin-film types, and a new type of computer logic specifically designed for semiconductor microcircuitry, were disclosed here at the recent Western Electronic Show and Convention (Wescon).

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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