March 11, 1963

March 11, 1963

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SPECIFICATIONS

Leading International Aircraft

MISSILES

New Missile Concepts Stress Environment

By Irving Stone15 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Airlines Split Over Mergers, Fare Goals

By L. L. Doty14 min

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SPECIFICATIONS

Leading International Aircraft

Manufacturer ARGENTINA D.I.N.F.I.A.-F.M.A. Fabrica de Aviones Cordoba AUSTRALIA Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty., Ltd. Port Melbourne, Vic. AUSTRIA Josef Oberlerchner Holzindustrie Spittal/Drau Simmering-Graz-Pauker A.G.
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MISSILES

New Missile Concepts Stress Environment

Los Angeles—Planning, development, deployment and updating of U.S. ballistic missiles has reached a new plateau of technological effort that ranges from formulation of future strategic concepts to refinements for greater effectiveness of missile systems on alert status.

By Irving Stone15 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Airlines Split Over Mergers, Fare Goals

Washington—Gradual improvement in the earnings of the U.S. scheduled airline industry during the next four years is now being forecast, but the reversal from 1961’s loss is not being interpreted as a new trend toward industry-wide prosperity.

By L. L. Doty14 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Vostoks, Cosmos Build Soviet Space Gains

Soviet Russia’s 10-to-1 lead over the U. S. in manned space flight experience may be widened even further in 1963 as a result of the highly successful group flight of Vostoks 3 and 4 and the intensive Cosmos scientific satellite program. In spite of the great expansion of the U. S. manned program since the first Vostok flew two years ago, Russia is in a position to exploit its lead in time and booster power for many months before the U. S. can begin to explore the techniques of rendezvous and multiman flight that are essential to lunar and planetary landings.

By Evert Clark12 min

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HELICOPTERS

Helicopters Facing V/stol Competition

Vertical-lift segment of the aerospace industry must look forward to the early and necessary solution of many problems before it can hope to grow much beyond its present status as a useful military and a limited civilian workhorse. The bright promise of the small gas turbine, once heralded throughout the helicopter field as the way out of most of the difficulties, has led to a series of new problems, not all of them replacements for the ones that were faced when reciprocating engines provided the power.

By David A. Anderton12 min

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INTERNATIONAL

British Seek to Hold Technological Base

London—Britain’s aviation industry, fighting to retain its broad base of technology in the face of tougher competition from abroad, is pressing the government for more financial encouragement in new aircraft and weapon design while simultaneously extending itself farther into cooperative European and U.S. efforts.

By Herbert J. Coleman12 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

U.s. Space Effort Turns to Gemini, Apollo

Washington—Vast U.S. investment in manned space flight during the next 12 months will be a down payment on the future and will not buy large numbers of flights this year. Maj. Gordon Cooper’s attempt to wring the maximum performance from the Mercury capsule in late spring is the only manned flight scheduled this year.

By Edward H. Kolcum12 min

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SPECIFICATIONS

U.s. Military Aircraft

Primary mission Attack Bomber Fighters Observation Patrol Anti-sub Early-warning Cargo/transport Training Utility DOD designation A-1J A-3B A-4E A-5C A-6A B-26C B-47E B-52F B-52G B-52H RB-57B B-58A B-66D R/S-70 F-84F F-100D F-101B
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Space Science, Research Effort Grows But Failures Beset Lunar Missions

Washington—Space science and research under way by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is growing to the point where the $1.2 billion requested in this category for Fiscal 1964 is more than the $964 million NASA spent for all its programs in Fiscal 1961—including the Mercury manned flight program.

By Alfred Alibrando11 min

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AVIONICS

Microcircuits Stimulate Avionic Changes

Los Angeles—Avionics manufacturers and their customers are accelerating a drive to reduce to practice the promise of microcircuitry in an effort to realize significant savings in reliability, cost, size, weight and power. There is scarcely a military agency or avionic equipment manufacturer not now immersed in at least tentative design of prototype equipment using micro-circuitry entirely or in part.

By Barry Miller11 min

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