January 21, 1963

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Flight Tests of Xv-5a Scheduled to Start This Summer

San Diego—Structural design of the XV-5A lift-fan flight research vehicle is scheduled to be completed at the end of this month by Ryan Aeronautical Co. engineers. First of the two VTOL aircraft now under construction here is expected to start its flight-test program July 17.

By David A. Anderton14 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Ethiopian Carrier Faces Jet Competition

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—Ethiopian Air Lines’ future may be linked indefinitely to Western management as it begins jet service in the face of anticipated new competition from European and African airlines (AW Jan. 14, p. 40). Behind the airline’s successful 17year history under Trans World Airlines management stands the unwavering support and realistic attitude of Emperor Haile Selassie 1, who has seen EAL emerge from a brush operation to one of Africa’s most respected and profitable airlines.

By Robert H. Cook9 min

AVIONICS

Transistors Face New Radiation Hazard

Important new data on surface-effect degradation of transistors produced by radiation, which caused the initial blackout of the Telstar l communication satellite and which may explain the early demise of many spacecraft payloads, has been obtained by Bell Telephone Laboratories scientists.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Letters

It is interesting to note that the (landable) lenticular re-entry vehicle designed by Fairchild Stratos (AW Dec. 3, p. 77) for possible extra-terrestrial landings bears a striking resemblance to the “flying saucers” which have been reported from all points of the earth for the past 15 years or more.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Xv-5a Flight Reproduced By Simulator

San Diego—Realistic visual-display flight simulator developed by Ryan Aeronautical Co. here for optimization of aircraft system designs, as well as pilot familiarization, is expected to play an important role in the development of the General Electric-Ryan XV-5A V/STOL lift-fan aircraft (see p. 64) prior to its first scheduled flight next August at Lindbergh Field.

By C. M. Plattner5 min

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