October 26, 1964

October 26, 1964

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Strike Command to Test Air Support Plan

By Cecil Brownlow11 min

AVIONICS

Higher Profit Margin Called Avionics Need

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Aerohydroski Uses Lift From Skis, Wings

By Michael L. Yaffee9 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Strike Command to Test Air Support Plan

MacDill AFB, Fla.—U. S. Strike Command, a far-ranging organization whose tasks encompass the formulation of joint service doctrine as well as U. S. defense responsibilities in 64 potentially volatile African and Asian states, will begin field evaluation trials this week of a proposed Air Force plan to support forward-area ground forces in a conventional war environment.

By Cecil Brownlow11 min

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AVIONICS

Higher Profit Margin Called Avionics Need

I deliberately chose this purely military topic even though Giannini Controls is now more than 40% industrial, because frankly I have become increasingly irritated with the posture of our industry in the federal market place. To put it bluntly, I think the defense electronics industry is a 40-year-old adolescent and it’s time we grew up.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Aerohydroski Uses Lift From Skis, Wings

Princeton, N. J.—Engineers at Princeton University’s Flight Research Laboratory plan to test soon a new hybrid vehicle called the Aerohydroski which shows promise of being a highly efficient, high-speed, over-the-water, transport vehicle.

By Michael L. Yaffee9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Traffic Boost Seen in 21-day Winter Fare

But transatlantic carriers suspect revenue dilution and expect to wait a year until realizing full impact.

By Joseph W. Carter8 min

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MANAGEMENT

Bell Seeks Profit Gains By Reorganization

Buffalo, N. Y.—Bell Aerosystems Co., a division of Textron Co.’s Bell Aerospace Corp., will offer management soon a radically altered table of organization keyed to developing a much stronger competitive and profit potential in the aerospace industry.
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AVIONICS

Multi-mode Helicopter Radar Developed

Canoga Park, Calif.—A two-dimensional radar scanning technique, which may enable a helicopter equipped with a single, self-contained radar to maneuver in low-level flight under inclement weather conditions and to make blind landings has been developed here for the Navy by David W. Young & Associates.

By Barry Miller8 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Surface Experiment Awards Near

By Erwin J. Bulban7 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Soviets Used Voskhod as Orbital Testbed

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Contractors Gear to Beat F-111 Test Dates

Ft. Worth—Extensive preparations are under way to develop and maintain an on-schedule flight test program for the new bi-service General Dynamics F-111 to meet early deadlines for placing it into operational use. Prime contractor here is aiming to beat its scheduled first flight date of late December, and is believed trying for approximately Dec. 15.

By Erwin J. Bulban6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Soviet, Nasa Plans Cloud Mol Future

USAF insists approval is near; opponents feel Soviet feat, Apollo station may bar congressional support.

By William J. Normyle6 min

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