December 14, 1964

December 14, 1964

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Modified Xv-5a to Incorporate New Wing

By C. M. Plattner8 min

MANAGEMENT

Swedish Spy Details Soviet Icbm Gamble

By George C. Wilson8 min

MISSILE ENGINEERING

Thiokol Studies Omni-axis Nozzle Control

By Irving Stone7 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Modified Xv-5a to Incorporate New Wing

Los Angeles—Advanced version of the Army XV-5A lift-fan research airplane proposed for an operational evaluation of V/STOL aircraft will incorporate the same subsonic fuselage profile as the present model, but have a greater gross weight and a completely new wing.

By C. M. Plattner8 min

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MANAGEMENT

Swedish Spy Details Soviet Icbm Gamble

By George C. Wilson8 min

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MISSILE ENGINEERING

Thiokol Studies Omni-axis Nozzle Control

Brigham City, Utah—Thiokol Chemical Corp.’s 156-in.-dia., solid-propellant rocket motor, scheduled to be fired here last week, constitutes the first demonstration, in Air Force’s large-solid-motor program, of thrust-vector-control using a movable nozzle (AW&ST Nov. 30, p. 20).

By Irving Stone7 min

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AVIONICS

Super Microcircuit Chips Appear Feasible

Washington—Large-array semiconductor microcircuits, with 25-40 intra-connected gates on a single silicon chip, providing such digital functions as a two-stage adder-subtractor in a ⅜-in. square flat pack, should soon be economically and technically feasible.

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Chase Aircraft Modified for Gt-2 Photos

Patrick AFB, Fla.—Air Force F-4C and F-104D supersonic aircraft were scheduled to chase NASA’s Gemini-Titan 2 (GT-2) space vehicle during boost flight last week and attempt to photograph the GT-2 vehicle as it passed through the region of maximum dynamic pressure (max.-Q) between 35,000 and 50,000 ft. altitude.

By George Alexander6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Zero-g Liquid Gage Based on Absorption of Infrared Radiation By Gases

Tarrytown, N. Y.—Ability of some gases to absorb infrared radiation is the basis of a relatively simple device for determining the amount of liquid in a tank during zero-gravity conditions in space. The device, which was developed here by Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., is called a Molimetric liquid gaging system.

By Roderick D. Hibben6 min

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Letters

U.N. & Communism A recent letter (AW&ST Nov. 9, p. 114) by an apparently misinformed reader mentioned such items as “the treasonous plan for totally disarming this country,” “a policy, conceived by the Kennedy-Johnson Administration, designed to unilaterally disarm our nation,” and “the Communist dominated U. N.”
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Pegasus Circumlunar Mission Under Study

Washington—Unmanned circumlunar flight by a Pegasus meteoroid detection satellite in 1968 is under serious consideration within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Purpose of the flight would be to measure micrometeoroid flux in the cislunar environment.

By William J. Normyle5 min

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AVIONICS

Packaging Concept Promotes Versatility

Sunnyvale, Calif.—Flexible avionic equipment packaging approach designed to be adapted to various aerospace command, control and digital data handling needs is being developed here by Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. for application in the company’s missile, booster and satellite payload activities.

By Barry Miller5 min

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Improvements in Control Systems Cited

MANAGEMENT

By Michael L. Yaffee5 min

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