December 17, 1962

December 17, 1962

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

India Spurs Domestic Aircraft Industry

By Cecil Brownlow9 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Multiple Safety Features Protect Canel

By David A. Anderton8 min

BUSINESS FLYING

Pilatus Turbo Porter Undergoes Faa-required Changes

By Edith Walford7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

India Spurs Domestic Aircraft Industry

New Delhi—India’s domestic aircraft industry now is attempting to gear for a major leap forward, both technologically and financially, as a result of the recent Sino-Indian border crisis. The emergency, which has stirred political leaders here to the belated recognition that India must develop a broadbase defense production capability, also is providing its share of headaches, including the necessity of establishing a list of priority requirements on an accelerated basis, need of creating new support industries uncontemplated heretofore and a long-range appraisal of Soviet intentions.

By Cecil Brownlow9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Multiple Safety Features Protect Canel

Middletown, Conn. — Unique facilities of the Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Laboratory (CANEL) near here have been directed toward development of the Snap-50 space electric power system (AW Dec. 10, p. 32). CANEL formerly was the plant where Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corp.

By David A. Anderton8 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Pilatus Turbo Porter Undergoes Faa-required Changes

Stans, Switzerland—Swiss multi-purpose Turbo Porter with improved STOL capability, latest version in the Pilatus Porter PC-6 (AW June 11, p. 104) light aircraft series built by Pilatus Aircraft Works, Ltd., here, is undergoing several minor changes to meet Federal Aviation Agency requirements.

By Edith Walford7 min

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AVIONICS

North-seeking Gyro Proves Fast, Accurate

Basically different type of north-seeking gyro for alignment of mobile missile launchers, which can establish the direction of true north within several minutes, has been developed by Astro-Space Laboratories, Huntsville, Ala., a subsidiary of Belock Instrument Corp.

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Rover Funds Depend on Kiwi Performance

By George C. Wilson6 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Skybolt’s Fate Up to Kennedy, Macmillan

British protest bitterly at talk of cancellation; President cites difficulties of developing missile system.
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MANAGEMENT

Bendix Completing Arms Control Studies

Ann Arbor, Mich.—First of a series of contract studies laying groundwork for possible U. S. participation in an international arms control agreement is nearing completion at Bendix Systems Division here. The study, a $150,000 contract awarded by the U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) last February (AW Feb. 12, p. 37), covers development of techniques to monitor production of strategic delivery vehicles, including ICBMs, IRBMs, air breathing missiles and manned bombers.

By Ward Wright6 min

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AVIONICS

Filter Center

Navy Tests New MDI System—New miss distance indicator (MDI) system, which detects gamma radiation emitted by zinc or tantalum tag or ring attached to a missile or shell has been tested successfully by Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Calif.
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MANAGEMENT

Usaf and Dod Weapons Concepts Outlined at Ordnance Meeting

New York—Air Force research programs, ranging from space flight to the development of improved weapons based on conventional explosives, were outlined here at the recent American Ordnance Association meeting. Preview was presented by Maj. Gen. Marvin C. Demler, commander of Air Force Systems Command’s recently created Research and Technology Division.

By Donald E. Fink5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Project Fire Design Nearing Completion

Design of the re-entry vehicle for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Project Fire—intended to obtain re-entry data at velocities approaching 37,000 fps., which will be applicable to Project Apollo and later missions—is now about 95% complete.

By Warren C. Wetmore5 min

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