April 1, 1963

April 1, 1963

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MANAGEMENT

Reorientations Hampered Anp Program

By Katherine Johnsen20 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Foreign Competition Is Accelerating U.s. Development of a Supersonic Transport

By Edward H. Kolcum13 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Seeks Space Station Parameters

By Irving Stone8 min

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MANAGEMENT

Reorientations Hampered Anp Program

Washington-Fifteen-year, $1-billion aircraft nuclear propulsion program was doomed to failure by continual reviews and reorientations that kept it in a state of flux, according to a detailed report by General Accounting Office. Feasibility studies on nuclear propulsion for aircraft started in 1946.

By Katherine Johnsen20 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Foreign Competition Is Accelerating U.s. Development of a Supersonic Transport

Langley, Va.—Government and industry are translating a vast amount of aeronautical research, engineering and economic theory into a stable of basepoint supersonic transport configurations and components from which the airframe industry can select the next generation U. S. commercial aircraft.

By Edward H. Kolcum13 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Seeks Space Station Parameters

Los Angeles—Series of studies to establish the framework of technical requirements for a manned earth-orbiting space station and its associated logistics is being supported by National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC).

By Irving Stone8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Mcnamara Tries to Steer Tfx Questions

Defense secretary visits McClellan committee with attorney general; suggests new areas of inquiry.

By George C. Wilson8 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Agencies Divided on Foreign Aviation Aid

Congress may settle issue; FAA claims AID allotted only $10.6 million for air assistance in Fiscal ’62.

By Robert H. Cook7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Repeated Efforts for Legislation Blocked

By L. L. Doty6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Saturn Shows One-engine-out Capability

Cape Canaveral, Fla.—Capability of the Saturn 1 booster stage to fly on seven of its eight engines was demonstrated successfully here last week by the fourth research and development vehicle—SA-4. Engine No. 5, one of four inboard powerplants, was shut down by a preset timer after 100 sec. of flight.

By George Alexander5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Stratoscope 2 Aims for Spectral Analyses of Planets’ Atmospheres

Palestine, Tex.—Major program of planetary study using the 480-ft. Stratoscope 2 balloon system with its 6,300-lb. payload capability is anticipated following the success of the first flight of this system Mar. 1.
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EDITORIAL

Pt Boat Government

President Kennedy was a PT boat operator in the war, and in some ways his Administration resembles a PT boat operation. There is a great deal of swift and dramatic rushing about. It does not give the impression of an organized fleet moving powerfully together on a predetermined course, but of a scurry of powerful little boats darting here and there with motors roaring full out.
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AVIONICS

Navy Calls for Integrated Vax Avionics

Washington — Navy’s requirements for an integrated avionics system for light-attack aircraft, suitable for the proposed new VAX joint-service airplane, if its development is authorized, were disclosed here late last week to approximately 30 potential bidders.

By Philip J. Klass4 min

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