May 6, 1963

May 6, 1963

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Mariner Design Modified for Mars Flyby

By Irving Stone11 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Southern Route Thrives on Space Industry

By L. L. Doty10 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Afsc Cites Lubrication Research Needs

By Erwin J. Bulban9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Mariner Design Modified for Mars Flyby

Los Angeles—Mariner C Mars-flyby spacecraft, the next National Aeronautics and Space Administration planetary probe, will be programed to pass the planet at a distance of approximately 13,500 mi. about 230 days after launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in November, 1964.

By Irving Stone11 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Southern Route Thrives on Space Industry

Los Angeles—Booming aerospace and electronic industries, backbone of the new southern transcontinental route, are attracting intense airline interest that could bring about a drastic reshaping of U. S. air route structures during the next decade.

By L. L. Doty10 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Afsc Cites Lubrication Research Needs

By Erwin J. Bulban9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Inflatable Space Station Escape Vehicle Under Study

Development of a space-station escape vehicle in the form of an inflatable re-entry paraglider has become a possibility with the recent award of a $251,000 contract to Space-General Corp. from Air Force’s Aeronautical Systems Division.

By Warren C. Wetmore9 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Usaf to Propose Long-endurance Aircraft

Washington—USAF proposal to build a multi-purpose, long-endurance aircraft (Maple) will be submitted soon for Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara’s approval. McNamara’s conviction that the next generation of strategic aircraft must be missile-launching platforms that can stay aloft for days at a time prompted the Aeronautical Systems Div. at Wright Patterson AFB to resurrect and refine the Dromedary concept into a definite proposal (AW Feb. 18, p. 40).
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

J-2, M-l Engine Design Details Reported

Washington—First production deliveries of Rocketdyne’s J-2 upper-stage rocket engine, one of two large liquid hydrogen-liquid oxygen powerplants being developed for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will start this summer.

By David A. Anderton8 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Piper Speeds Twin Comanche Production

Lock Haven, Pa.—First deliveries of Piper Aircraft Corp.’s new four-place Twin Comanche will be made this month and production is expected to stabilize at two a day in June. Twin Comanche, designated PA-30 by the company, was developed from Piper’s single-engine PA-24 Comanche and received its Federal Aviation Agency type certificate in February.

By David A. Brown7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

First Amr Tracking Ship Begins Checkout

By George Alexander7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Mcnamara Used ‘rough Judgment’ on Tfx

By George C. Wilson7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Delta April Traffic Increases 25%; General Gain Seen for Carriers

By James R. Ashlock6 min

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