June 3, 1963

June 3, 1963

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MANAGEMENT

Blackburn Memo Criticizes Tfx Decision

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Air Force Expands Air Commando Forces

By Larry Booda11 min

FINANCIAL

Small Firms Face Tight Financing Period

By Ward Wright11 min

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MANAGEMENT

Blackburn Memo Criticizes Tfx Decision

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Air Force Expands Air Commando Forces

Eglin AFB, Fla.—At first glance a USAF Air Commando is hard to distinguish from an Army infantryman. The commando’s green field uniform, identical to those worn by the Army, symbolizes Air Force’s accelerated effort to develop equipment and train men for counter-insurgency warfare operations in conjunction with the Army’s Special Forces.

By Larry Booda11 min

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FINANCIAL

Small Firms Face Tight Financing Period

New York—Public disenchantment with so-called “glamor” stocks and a more cautious investor attitude point to a period of tighter money for small aerospace and avionics firms seeking financing. One sign of this is the few new stock issues brought to the market since the May, 1962, market slump.

By Ward Wright11 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

U. S., Canada Might Revise Bilateral Pact

Ottawa, Canada—Disagreement between U.S. and Canada over airline service between Toronto and Buffalo has renewed talk of renegotiating the U.S.Canadian bilateral air transport agreement, which Canadian officials contend is outdated.

By Donald E. Fink7 min

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AVIONICS

Spacecraft Radiation May Boost Tube Use

Dayton—Intense radiation environment aboard a nuclear-powered spacecraft, coupled with the radiation vulnerability of semiconductor devices, may boost the use of vacuum tubes in such vehicles. Data showing the crossover point in weight saving between semiconductors and tubes was reported by James J. Edmond, Bendix Research Laboratories, during the recent National Aerospace Electronics Conference here.

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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Letters

Referring to May 20 issue on p. 97 we note that the last line of paragraph four states, “But the chopper motor poses bearing-lubrication problems in the space environment in addition to adding to system weight and power consumption.” We have for some time been manufacturing and supplying mechanical light choppers which require no motor, have no lubrication problems and do not require a great deal of power.
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MANAGEMENT

Nato to Share in Sac Nuclear Planning

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MANAGEMENT

Congressional Critics Eye Dod Civilians

TFX issue stirring skepticism in Congress toward Pentagon leadership; effects could be far-reaching.

By George C. Wilson6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Airline Income and Expenses—january, 1963

OPERATING REVENUES Total Operating Expense Net Profit (or loss) Passenger Cargo Other Non-Mail U. S. & For. Mail Federal Subsidy Total DOMESTIC TRUNKS 32,892 3,114 25 894 36,925 35,972 29 6,328 335 157 188 7,008 6,771 56 5,537 284 55 108 5,984 5,631 109
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Stl Wins Parallel Lem Engine Contract

Los Angeles—Space Technology Laboratories, Inc., has been selected by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. to develop the mechanical throttling descent engine for the Apollo program’s Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). The engine will be developed in a parallel effort with Rocketdyne’s aeration-throttling engine.

By C. M. Plattner5 min

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