December 9, 1963

December 9, 1963

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

New Uses Increasing Titanium Production

By Michael L. Yaffee11 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Woomera Readied for Blue Streak Firing

By Herbert J. Coleman9 min

Super Skywagon Broadens Cessna Market

Super Skywagon Broadens Cessna Market

By Erwin J. Bulban8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

New Uses Increasing Titanium Production

Aerospace industry, which now takes 93% of total titanium production, is expected to find numerous new applications that will continue to push consumption to record annual levels. Producers forecast extensive use of titanium in bombers, fighters, transports, V/STOL and specialized aerospace vehicles that will be designed to operate at speeds and loading conditions demanding titanium’s temperature, strength and structural capabilities.

By Michael L. Yaffee11 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Woomera Readied for Blue Streak Firing

Woomera, Australia—Launching Pad 6A, looming 133 ft. above a windswept, red-earth dry lake escarpment near this scientific community, is rapidly being constructed to put Australia into the world space effort sometime next April —when the first Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Blue Streak launcher will be test-fired down this immense range.

By Herbert J. Coleman9 min

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Super Skywagon Broadens Cessna Market

Super Skywagon Broadens Cessna Market

Expansion of Cessna Aircraft Co.’s utility aircraft line with addition of the new Super Skywagon heavy singleengine cargo model capable of airlifting payloads of more than one-half ton spotlights significant trends in the company’s management thinking about future roles for business aircraft.

By Erwin J. Bulban8 min

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MANAGEMENT

Closer Dod, Space Fund Scrutiny Seen

Congress prepares for detailed Fiscal 1965 budget review, will hold Johnson to his economy pledge.

By George C. Wilson8 min

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AVIONICS

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Operational Test Phase Nears for Subroc

New York—Navy last week took the wraps off its newest anti-submarine weapon, the rocket-powered Subroc nuclear depth charge. Under development for the past five years, the underwater-launched missile recently completed a major test program in the Pacific demonstrating its operation feasibility (AW May 20, p. 23).

By Michael L. Yaffee6 min

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AVIONICS

Relay 2 Designed for Enhanced Reliability

Hightstown, N. J.—First detailed description of avionics, instrumentation and structural elements of Relay 2 discloses seven modifications designed to improve significantly the reliability and performance of the new communication satellite, based on experience from Relay l’s year in orbit.

By Kenneth J. Stein6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Ground Tests Credited in Centaur Success

Cape Canaveral—First successful flight of the General Dynamics/Astronautics Centaur high-energy upper stage appears to have justified National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s decision more than a year ago that the best remedy for the ailing project was a thorough ground test program.

By George Alexander5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Romanian Carrier Plans Tu-124 Purchase

Geneva—Transporturi Aeriene Romine Tarom, Romania’s national airline, plans to order Russian Tupolev Tu124 medium-range turbojet transports soon for its existing international network linking West and East European centers and on new routes sought in England, Holland and the Near and Middle East.

By Edith Walford4 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Pan Am, Boac Reach Fare Compromise

Flexible formula sets stage for general North Atlantic agreement; IATA group considers plan at Nassau.

By L. L. Doty4 min

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