November 18, 1963

November 18, 1963

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BUSINESS FLYING

Market for Agricultural Aircraft Grows

By David A. Brown15 min

AVIONICS

Syncom 2 Transponders Exceed Objective

By Barry Miller11 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Market for Agricultural Aircraft Grows

Agricultural airplane manufacturers, currently enjoying a high sales volume created by the obsolescence of converted World War 2-era aircraft are counting on remaining predominant in the growing market through 1970, despite competition from helicopter manufacturers.

By David A. Brown15 min

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AVIONICS

Syncom 2 Transponders Exceed Objective

E1 Segundo, Calif.—Recent communications experiments using the Syncom 2 satellite as a relay have produced surprising results which exceed the generally anticipated performance of the satellite’s limited-capability communications transponders.

By Barry Miller11 min

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New Microcircuit Companies—A new company to specialize in semiconductor microcircuits has been set up in the San Francisco Bay region and another one may follow shortly. Stewart-Warner Inc., a subsidiary of Stewart-Warner Corp., will be located in Sunnyvale, Calif., and headed by Don Potter, rice president and general manager of Stewart-Warner’s Electronics Div. Dual executive vice presidents will be Bill Hugle, formerly with Siliconix, and Ken Brunsman of Stewart-Warner.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Air-india Pushes Route, Fleet Expansion

Bombay—Air-India International, self-sufficient in the maintenance and operation of its six Boeing jet transports, is proceeding toward route expansions and doubling its all-jet fleet by 1970 (AW Sept. 30, p. 47). The airline has $24 million in foreign exchange reserves, from which the government has authorized the acquisition of one new Boeing per year through 1969.

By James R. Ashlock7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Rm-8 Detail Design Pushed By Flygmotor

Trollhattan, Sweden—Detail design work is now well under way here on Svenska Flygmotor AB’s RM-8 engine, which is slated to power Sweden’s next manned weapons system, the multipurpose Saab 37 Viggen. An outgrowth of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, the engine bears the U. S. designation JT8D-22 and probably will be the first supersonic turbofan to fly (AW Oct. 21, p. 57).

By Warren C. Wetmore7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Ames Study Supports Mars Life Theory

Moffett Field, Calif.—Experiments demonstrating adaptability of earth organisms to the hostile Martian environment lend support here to a belief in the possibility of life on Mars. Researchers hedge their conclusions cautiously, partly because of a lack of precise knowledge of Martian conditions.

By Harold D. Watkins7 min

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AVIONICS

Worldwide Comsat Frequencies Allocated

By Cecil Brownlow7 min

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MANAGEMENT

Costs and Schedules Stressed Under New Marshall Structure

By George Alexander6 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

New 12,000-mi. Cargo Aircraft Is Sought

USAF drops CX-4; CX-X concept calls for extended, unrefueled, nonstop flights with 180,000-lb. payload.

By Larry Booda6 min

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4 Ge Engineers End 30-day Chamber Test

By Donald E, Fink6 min

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