March 30, 1964

March 30, 1964

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SAFETY

Board Cites 1049h Pilot Incapacitation

AIR TRANSPORT

Dornier Schedules Do. 31 V/stol Tests

By Warren C. Wetmore9 min

MANAGEMENT

Nasa Lists Top Fiscal ’63 Contractors

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SAFETY

Board Cites 1049h Pilot Incapacitation

On Dec. 14, 1962, at 2212 PST, a Flying Tiger Line, Inc., Super Constellation, N 6913C, crashed about 1-¼4 mi. west of the Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, Calif., during an ILS approach to Runway 7. All five persons on board the aircraft and three persons on the ground sustained fatal injuries.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Dornier Schedules Do. 31 V/stol Tests

Munich—Two experimental prototypes of Dornier-Werke GmbH’s Do. 31 light V/STOL transport are scheduled to roll out and begin flight testing next year, according to Claudius Dornier, Jr., managing director of the company’s aircraft division.

By Warren C. Wetmore9 min

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MANAGEMENT

Nasa Lists Top Fiscal ’63 Contractors

Washington—National Aeronautics and Space Administration procurement totaled $3.231 billion in Fiscal 1963, with 93%—slightly over $3 billion—going to private industry. The space agency’s Fiscal 1963 procurement represents a 108% increase over Fiscal 1962, during which the procurement totaled $1.55 billion.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Ge Designs Navigation Satellite Network

Washington—Navigation network of 24 pulse-repeater satellites and six ground stations that would give ships and aircraft worldwide position fixes with accuracies of ±1 naut. mi. has been developed by General Electric Co. It is being prepared for the civilian navigation system now under study by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (AW Feb. 24, p. 37).

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

140 Retains Traits of Heavier Cherokees

New York—Piper’s Cherokee 140, designed to help capture a larger share of the current group of flying students for the company’s low-wing line of aircraft, retains many of the flight characteristics of higher-powered Cherokee versions but with a noticeable increase in performance at higher power settings.

By David A. Brown6 min

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Letters

I should like to add my voice to your “subtle” campaign to re-name Cape Kennedy back to the original Cape Canaveral. Your continuing use of the Cape Canaveral dateline can only serve to pour salt in the open wound of the first impetuous mistake made by LBJ during the difficult transition period after the assassination of his predecessor.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Choice of Sst Winners May Offer First Details to Foreign Buyers

By James R. Ashlock6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Industry Encounters Snags in Investing

New York—Aerospace industry 1963 financial results are showing renewed impact of company investments in commercial or diversification programs— or, in some instances, large accumulations of cash where investments were sought but not found.

By William H. Gregory6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Flight Test of Gemini Program Nears, But Role in Post-apollo Plans Remains Cloudy

Houston—National Aeronautics and Space Administration will kick off the flight-test phase of the Gemini manned space flight program either next week or the week after with the launch of an unmanned spacecraft without systems. The agency continues to press toward a manned flight by the end of the year.

By George Alexander5 min

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EDITORIAL

U.s. Stakes in Vietnam

First, and most important, is the simple fact that South Vietnam, a member of the free world family, is striving to preserve its independence from Communist attack. The Vietnamese have asked our help. We have given it. We shall continue to give it.
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