April 22, 1963

April 22, 1963

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AVIONICS

Aerospace, Military Laser Uses Explored

By Barry Miller16 min

MANAGEMENT

Teller Urges Strong Nuclear Management

SAFETY

Crash Tests Used to Study Survival in Helicopter Impact

By Donald E. Fink9 min

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AVIONICS

Aerospace, Military Laser Uses Explored

Laser research for a wide variety of potential aerospace and military roles will be explored during the next year as the emphasis of government-supported research and development in this field begins to shift perceptibly toward specific applications.

By Barry Miller16 min

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MANAGEMENT

Teller Urges Strong Nuclear Management

I have looked at management from all angles except from above—nobody but God can look at it from above. For a long time I have viewed management from below, and this gives me the perspective to discuss the management problems of the hydrogen bomb program with you.
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SAFETY

Crash Tests Used to Study Survival in Helicopter Impact

New York—Helicopter test crash program, conducted by the Flight Safety Foundation, is yielding dynamic force data on which Army is basing new helicopter design requirements aimed at improving troop crash survivability. Specifications covering a new troop seat design already have been written by Army’s Transportation Research Command (Trecom), sponsoring agency for the crash tests.

By Donald E. Fink9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Tabso Seeks Turbojets to Boost Traffic

Sofia—Tabso Bulgarian Air Transport plans its first turbojet aircraft order soon to enable it to compete more effectively in Western Europe. Probable choice of the state-owned airline will be the Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-124 twin-jet medium-range transport with a passenger capacity of between 40-60 passengers.

By Edith Walford8 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Free-flight Lunar Landing Model Tested

Wind-tunnel studies to evaluate aerodynamic drag and jet engine mass airflow characteristics of a 3/10-scale model of a free-flight lunar landing test vehicle are under way at National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Langley Research Center, Va. Model was fabricated at NASA’s Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., which is managing the space agency’s free-flight test vehicle (FFTV) program.

By C. M. Plattner7 min

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AVIONICS

Government Funded Optical Maser and Related Programs in Fiscal '63

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AIR TRANSPORT

American Flyers Plans Piston Phaseout

Ft. Worth—American Flyers Airline Corp., a major charter carrier here, has added two new Lockheed Electra 2 turboprop transports to its current fleet of four 049 Constellations and four DC-3s. This is an initial step toward phaseout of American Flyers’ piston-engine fleet and transition to turbine-powered aircraft.

By Erwin J. Bulban7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Northeast Decision Seen Aimed at Hughes

CAB examiner’s finding that airline is unfit for Florida routes viewed as bid for more Toolco financial aid.

By Robert H. Cook6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Mcnamara Outlines Nuclear Force Policy

Washington — Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara believes the U.S. should welcome Russia’s hardening of missile sites and expansion of submarine forces because this “will put less pressure on them to carry out a pre-emptive strike in a period of crisis.”
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MANAGEMENT

More Defense, Space R&d Fallout Sought

Washington—Kennedy Administration, confident of this nation’s dominant military position but worried over the economic picture, soon will launch a pilot program to stimulate science and technology for U. S. civilian industries.

By Katherine Johnsen5 min

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