July 13, 1964

July 13, 1964

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SAFETY

Mohawk 404 Crashes in Thunderstorm

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Project Beagle Mars Mission Proposed

BUSINESS FLYING

King Air Displays Advanced Performance

By David A. Brown8 min

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SAFETY

Mohawk 404 Crashes in Thunderstorm

A Mohawk Airlines, Inc., Martin 404, N449A, operating as Flight 112 from Rochester, N. Y., to Newark, N. J., crashed on the Rochester-Monroe County Airport July 2, 1963, at approximately 1649 EDT. Seven of the 43 persons aboard, including both pilots, were fatally injured.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Project Beagle Mars Mission Proposed

Washington—Project Beagle, a Mars scientific exploration mission that would use a Saturn 5 launch vehicle to land two 5,000-lb. laboratories on the planet and simultaneously orbit a 14,000-lb. payload around it, is being considered as a post-Apollo space mission.
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BUSINESS FLYING

King Air Displays Advanced Performance

New York—Beech Aircraft Corp.’s Model 90 King Air, the first of a new generation of small, turbine-powered executive aircraft to reach production status, is exceptionally quiet in flight and displays performance capabilities considerably advanced over similar reciprocating-engine aircraft.

By David A. Brown8 min

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465l Programing Needs Cause Problems

Automated command and control system turned over to SAC; Pentagon official says much remains to be done.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

North American Coin Competition Entry Incorporates Twin Tail, Central Fuselage

Washington—North American Aviation, Inc., has developed a twin tail-boom aircraft design for its entry in Navy’s counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft competition. The design, called the NA-300, has a central fuselage section—containing a two-place tandem cockpit and a cargo bay—which is suspended from a shoulder-height, rectangular wing.

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Chemical Space Engine Development Lags

Washington—Chemical space propulsion systems are in trouble, according to the U. S. space agency’s top expert in the field. Space engines lack sophistication, and at the present time are lagging behind launch vehicles in development.
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AVIONICS

Feedback System Advances Meter Utility

Minneapolis—New type of indicating instrument which should make a dramatic impact in the field of aircraft and spacecraft indicators, proving a particular boon for smaller aircraft, has been disclosed by Honeywell. Using the new technique, called Servometric, Honeywell says it can cut the size and weight of its standard fuel gage system by one-third, slash its power consumption by 95%, improve its accuracy and double its reliability while simultaneously shaving its price significantly.

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Major Changes Facing Airline Mail Trade

Post Office to seek lower domestic rates in exchange for volume increase; new route plan causing discord.

By Robert H. Cook6 min

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MANAGEMENT

Cost-cutting Set as Major Industry Factor

By George C. Wilson6 min

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