June 15, 1964

June 15, 1964

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Chemical-fuel Engine Feasibility Studied

By Michael L. Yaffee19 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Fuel Slosh Poses Major Design Problems

By Roderick D. Hibben15 min

BUSINESS FLYING

Found Fba-2c Designed for Bush Service

By David A. Brown10 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Chemical-fuel Engine Feasibility Studied

National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Air Force are currently investigating a number of chemically-fueled heat engines for dynamic space power systems. Lewis Research Center has a contract with Vickers to develop a hydrogenoxygen reciprocating engine generator in the 2-3 kw. range (AW Feb. 18, 1963, p. 119).

By Michael L. Yaffee19 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Fuel Slosh Poses Major Design Problems

Washington—Fuel slosh, until recently, was worrying designers of launch vehicles more than any other problem with the sole exception of combustion instability. The first failure of a Jupiter, in fact, was linked to instabilities stemming from fuel—a problem that came into prominence with the advent of large launch vehicles.

By Roderick D. Hibben15 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Found Fba-2c Designed for Bush Service

Malton, Ont.—Found FBA-2C, a single-engine no-frills utility aircraft for bush country operation, designed with an accent on reliability and ruggedness, displays excellent flight characteristics for short-field landings and takeoffs on floats or wheels.

By David A. Brown10 min

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MANAGEMENT

Israel Aircraft Planning Major Reshuffle

Tel Aviv—State-owned Israel Aircraft Industries is planning a major internal structural reorganization designed to provide the company with a broader market at home and additional export impact abroad. New emphasis will be on decentralization of product lines, with individual divisions within the parent company gaining a greater autonomy in over-all planning and marketing.

By Cecil Brownlow9 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Luster Probe Seeks Lunar Dust Samples

Pasadena, Calif.—Rocket-borne instrument capable of unfurling in the upper atmosphere to collect samples of what may be lunar dust showering on the earth, then returning these samples for chemical analysis, is scheduled for launch late this year from the White Sands Missile Range.

By Barry Miller7 min

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AVIONICS

Computer Simplifies Loran-c Navigation

Washington — Device which automatically converts the output of a LoranC receiver into a direct indication of vehicle latitude and longitude, as well as giving distance and bearing to two preselected waypoints or destinations, is now undergoing its initial flight evaluations.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Chemical/solar/nuclear Dynamic Space Vehical Power Systems

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MANAGEMENT

A-7a Contract Defines Scale of Penalties

Ling-Temco-Vought’s tightly-negotiated $l-billion-plus contract for development and production of the Navy’s A-7A light attack aircraft provides for possible penalties totaling millions of dollars for failure to meet contract guarantees.

By Erwin J. Bulban7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Goodyear Proposes Plastic Coin Aircraft

An all-plastic aircraft, with a single fuselage and twin pusher engines mounted on top-wing pylons, has been proposed by Goodyear Aerospace Corp. as an alternate design in Navy’s counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft competition. The Bureau of Naval Weapons specifications called for a conventional metal aircraft, but bidders also were asked to study the feasibility of using plastic construction.

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Army Limited War Laboratory Seeks to Reduce Research Time

By George C. Wilson5 min

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