November 30, 1964

November 30, 1964

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MANAGEMENT

Propellant Logistics Problems Increasing

By Michael L. Yaffee

AVIONICS

Fluid Systems Technology—Part 1: Fluid/Gas Systems Challenging Electronics

By Philip J. Klass

Army Continues Push for More Helicopters

By George C. Wilson

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MANAGEMENT

Propellant Logistics Problems Increasing

Hershey, Pa.—U. S. government is encountering increasing difficulty getting liquid rocket propellants to sites where they are needed when they are needed. This was the major impression to emerge from the second annual Liquid Missile Propellants Symposium held here recently.

By Michael L. Yaffee

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AVIONICS

Fluid Systems Technology—Part 1: Fluid/Gas Systems Challenging Electronics

Minneapolis—Virtual monopoly which electronics has enjoyed for two decades in complex automatic control applications is now being challenged by systems using moving gases or liquids, which are particularly attractive for some aerospace and military applications.

By Philip J. Klass

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Army Continues Push for More Helicopters

Fleet of 8,000 rotary-wing aircraft seen by 1970; Tolson defends their South Vietnam combat record.

By George C. Wilson

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AEC Reports Nuclear Weapons Expenditures Topping $5 Billion

Defense Dept.’s Base Curtailments Affect 51 Aerospace Installations

Washington—Total of 51 of the 80 domestic facilities tapped by the Defense Dept. earlier this month to be discontinued or sharply reduced (AW&ST Nov. 23, p. 34) have a direct bearing upon military aerospace activities. In addition, 15 overseas bases also will be closed or curtailed within the near future, although their exact locations have not yet been announced.
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Airlines Trying Anti-Static Fuel Additive

New York—Shell Oil Co., in a marketing campaign marked by little fanfare, is quietly but steadily pushing for airline acceptance of its new anti-static additive ASA-3. Still in the evaluation stage, use of the additive is facing some controversy.

By Michael L. Yaffee

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LETTERS

True Engineers Most people writing letters to editors have an axe to grind and one can normally take their statements with a grain of salt. I am unable to ignore the letter by Mr. Dolezal in the Nov. 2 issue (p. 86), however, which states conclusions diametrically opposite to the ones which a true engineer would draw from reading your Sept. 21 article (pp. 103-107) on technical hiring.
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Production Appears Near for Boeing 737

Renton, Wash.—Boeing Co.’s short-range jet transport entry, Model 737, appears to be heading for definite production commitment, although Boeing officials here still say, for the record, that no decision has been made (AW&ST Nov. 2, p. 29).

By Harold D. Watkins

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Army’s Lance Undergoes Extensive Pre-Firing Evaluation

Washington—Army Lance XMGM52A tactical, division support ballistic missile system is scheduled to be test fired for the first time early next year from the White Sands Missile Range, less than two years from the time Ling-Temco-Vought received a definitive contract to proceed formally with the program.

By Cecil Brownlow

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AVIONICS

Giant Data System Developed for Nike-X

Washington—Largest, highest-speed computer system ever attempted, capable of performing 6 billion operations per minute, is being developed for the Nike-X anti-ICBM missile by the Univac Div. of Sperry Rand Corp. The Nike-X computer system is expected to be able to perform as many operations in 1 hr. as 33 large Univac 1107 machines could handle in a month.
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Forwarders Press for Airline Cooperation

New York—Leaders in the air freight forwarding industry are calling for greater cooperation between the forwarders and the airlines despite recent rebuffs. At the same time, the forwarders continue to oppose the blocked-space concept (AW&ST Nov. 23, p. 36) advanced by the all-cargo airlines, describing it as a backward step in the development of the air freight industry.

By Joseph W. Carter

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