September 17, 1962

September 17, 1962

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SAFETY

Check Pilot’s Action Cited in Dc-8 Crash

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

B-26 Will Simulate Supersonic Transport

By David H. Hoffman9 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Iata Plans Czar to Enforce Rate Levels

By Robert Hotz6 min

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SAFETY

Check Pilot’s Action Cited in Dc-8 Crash

An Aeronaves de Mexico DC-8-21, Mexican Registration XA-XAX, crashed and burned following a balked takeoff from runway 7R, New York International Airport, New York, N.Y., Jan. 19, 1961, about 2017.1 Four of the nine crew members were killed; all 97 passengers survived but some were injured.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

B-26 Will Simulate Supersonic Transport

Buffalo, N. Y.—Variable stability aircraft, which Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory is using here to teach pilots more about the intricacies of aerodynamics and control forces, may prove valuable in the development of a safe and easy to fly U.S. supersonic transport.

By David H. Hoffman9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Iata Plans Czar to Enforce Rate Levels

Plans call for staff of 50 criminal investigators; threeman enforcement group has failed to halt rate cuts.

By Robert Hotz6 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

P3y-1 Range Improves Patrol Capability

Patuxent River, Md.—Fuel capacity of the production version of the Lockheed P3V-1 Orion turboprop-powered anti-submarine aircraft, accepted by the Navy here recently, will enable it to fly 14to 18-hr. patrols covering more than 11,000 naut. mi. It will be able to carry a greater load of detection gear and weapons than any aircraft ever developed by the Navy.

By Larry Booda6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Nasa, AT&T Reach ‘conflict’ Agreement

Washington—American Telephone & Telegraph Co. is expected to continue as an active competitor for National Aeronautics and Space Administration business, despite the role of its new subsidiarv, Bellcomm, Inc., as adviser to NASA on systems requirements for the Apollo manned lunar landing program.

By Katherine Johnsen6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Scientists Briefed on New Radiation Level

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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AVIONICS

Flexible Radio Net to Link Titan 2 Sites

First elements of a flexible, hardened radio network designed to provide reliable communications to 18 Titan 2 ICBM launch sites at each of three Air Force missile bases have been delivered by General Electric’s Communication Products Department, Lynchburg, Va.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Aircraft Evacuation Measures Formulated

Washington —Federal Aviation Agency, U. S. aircraft manufacturers and the airline industry are nearing agreement on a long list of modifications aimed at enhancing passenger safety when turbine-powered transports arc involved in survivable accidents.

By David H. Hoffman5 min

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EDITORIAL

'in Dublin's Fair City'

The easy charm of Dublin was a contrasting backdrop to the most serious and thoughtful Annual General Meeting the International Air Transport Assn, has held in at least a decade. This eighteenth such gathering, presided over by Jeremiah F. Dempsey, general manager of Aer Lingus, grappled realistically with such sticky problems as price cutting below IATA fares by member airlines, and for the first time in many years, listened to a critic from the outside give them an unvarnished view of how they look from a customer’s seat.

By Robert Hotz5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Kennedy Stresses Peaceful Space Theme

U. S. must gain lead to keep space from becoming battleground, President says during tour of centers.

By Edward H. Kolcum5 min

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