December 7, 1964

December 7, 1964

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AVIONIC

Litton Expedites Low-cost Inertial Aid

By Barry Miller11 min

AVIONIC

Fluid Sensors Open Way to Many Systems

By Philip J. Klass10 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Bendix Selects Four-wheeled Vehicle for Mobile Lunar Lab

By Donald E. Fink9 min

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AVIONIC

Litton Expedites Low-cost Inertial Aid

Woodland Hills, Calif.—Litton Systems is hastening its efforts to develop a low-cost inertial navigation system designed to meet future military and commercial aircraft navigation needs and to bolster its position in the aircraft inertial field.

By Barry Miller11 min

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AVIONIC

Fluid Sensors Open Way to Many Systems

Minneapolis—Development of new fluid-type sensors, capable of measuring angular rate, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature and pressure, which have direct fluid-type outputs, has opened the way to many systems for aerospace and military uses.

By Philip J. Klass10 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Bendix Selects Four-wheeled Vehicle for Mobile Lunar Lab

Washington—Bendix Corp.’s Systems Div. has completed the preliminary engineering phase of its lunar mobile laboratory (Molab) design study and has selected a four-wheeled vehicle with a horizontal cabin and a separate chassis as the most promising configuration.

By Donald E. Fink9 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Peruvians Study Rotating-cylinder Flap

A rotating-cylinder flap, which shows promise of providing improved takeoff and landing characteristics for V/STOL aircraft, is among development programs under way at the Aeronautic Div. of the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Lima, Peru.

By David A. Brown9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Greek Flag Carrier Seeking Route to U. S.

Athens—Greece’s flag air carrier, Olympic Airways, is hoping to hurdle a shortage of capital which is barring its way to a long-desired transatlantic route. The airline seeks either a government-guaranteed loan or an equipment pool arrangement with a large international airline to obtain long-range jet equipment.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Russian Propellant Efforts Parallel U.s

By Michael L. Yaffee5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Senate Space Head Pushes Mol Merger

Anderson cites $l-billion savings in joint effort; White House, Pentagon advisers divided on issue.

By Donald E. Fink5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Mariner 4 Sensors Relay ‘excellent’ Data

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Flight Tests of C-2a Are Geared to 1966 Fleet Service

Peconic River, N. Y.—Flight test program of the Grumman C-2A carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft, designed to place the airplane in fleet service in 1966, has begun here, but budgetary limitations will force omission of several planned subsystems.

By David A. Brown4 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Inflight Entertainment Spread Expected

Movie, TV-audio systems sales to more domestic, international carriers forecast; Pan Am may be key.

By Joseph W. Carter4 min

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