March 23, 1964

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

156-in. Solid Motor Center Segment Casting Completed

Redlands, Calif.—Lockheed Propulsion Co. has completed casting of the center segment of its three-section 156in.-dia. feasibility demonstration motor being prepared for firing in late May or early June. It will be the first motor larger than 120-in. to be fired in the large solid development program which is supported by Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

By C. M. Plattner14 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Lockheed Sst Features Double-delta Wing, Drooped Nose

Burbank, Calif.—A large-area, double-delta wing featuring low wing-loading and lightweight construction is at the core of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.’s CL-823 supersonic transport design. The broad outline of the company’s approach to the supersonic transport design was established by three essential considerations, according to Richard R. Heppe, chief engineer for the Lockheed supersonic transport.

By Harold D. Watkins13 min

AVIONICS

Space Computer Techniques Under Study

Los Angeles—Extensive investigation of computer techniques which may be applicable to military spaceborne processors is being conducted by the Air Force’s Space Systems Div. here. These techniques could substantially improve the ability of spaceborne computers to perform any increasingly complex functions required by future Air Force missions in space.

By Barry Miller13 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Expanding Air Inter Plans Foreign Route

Paris—Air Inter, France’s growing domestic scheduled airline, is undergoing an extensive equipment modernization program as it expands internal services with plans to eventually extend its network beyond the French borders. Plans include first scheduled service of Nord’s new 262 short-haul turboprop transport.

By Edith Walford5 min

EDITORIAL

Webb Looks Beyond Apollo

Scientific earth satellites—It is expected that there will be a continued exploration of the environment of space near the earth, further study and observation of the sun and extensive observation of the stars and galaxies. There are two important elements of this program—the continued use of the small Explorer-type satellites and the utilization of the large observatory-type satellites. . . .

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Three Firms Developing Hybrid Thruster

New York—Development of a new hybrid electrothermal-electromagnetic thruster by scientists from Giannini Scientific Corp., Aveo Corp. and ElectroOptical Systems, Inc., may prove to be a major advance in electric rocket propulsion and simulation capability.

By Michael L. Yaffee5 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Airlines Suggest Two Sst Prototypes for Evaluation

New York—Individual airlines submitting their viewpoints on the U. S. supersonic transport program to the Federal Aviation Agency last week were in general agreement that two prototype aircraft should be built to determine the best production design.

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