January 25, 1965

January 25, 1965

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MANAGEMENT

Defense Budget Stresses Tactical Needs

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Jet Starter Development Effort Growing

By Michael L. Yaffee11 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Substantial Rise in Florida Market Seen

By Richard G. O’Lone7 min

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MANAGEMENT

Defense Budget Stresses Tactical Needs

‘Building block’ approach to research to continue; manned bomber role declines in strategic planning.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Jet Starter Development Effort Growing

New York-Self-sufficient systems to start jet engines quickly and reliably are the subject of a growing development effort and rapidly increasing competition. These are needed primarily for military operations, both for jet interceptors kept at the ready and for other military aircraft that may have to use forward airfields unequipped with ground starting equipment.

By Michael L. Yaffee11 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Substantial Rise in Florida Market Seen

Early airline results indicate winter traffic may show significant increase for the second straight season.

By Richard G. O’Lone7 min

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Letters

Gratuity Ban Backer Much objection has been made recently to the DOD ban on servicemen accepting hospitality and gratuities from contractors. Some editors have written, “Can responsible military men and civil servants be corrupted for the price of a meal?”
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Gt-2 Success Brings Go-ahead Order for First Manned Gemini

Cape Kennedy—Combined government-industry Project Gemini team has been told by NASA to begin all preflight preparation work on the first manned orbital mission—tentatively set for midto late-April—after the second and final unmanned Gemini was successfully flown from here last week.

By George Alexander6 min

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AVIONICS

Device Speeds Special Microcircuit Masks

A machine which promises to slash the time and cost of making experimental or custom-designed semiconductor microcircuits has been developed by the National Cash Register Co. (NCR), Dayton, under Air Force sponsorship. A complete set of masks for an emitter-coupled logic gate has been produced in less than 1 hr.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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EDITORIAL

Principles of Defense Management

1. To carry out our strategy and enforce our policies requires a large budget for defense. The world’s most affluent society can surely afford to spend whatever must be spent for its freedom and security. We shall continue to maintain the military forces necessary for our security without regard to arbitrary or predetermined budget ceilings.
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MANAGEMENT

Move to Force U.k. Cutback Debate Fails

London—Parliamentary maneuver by former Defense Minister Peter Thorneycroft to force Britain’s Labor government into a debate on pending aircraft cancellations failed last week when the speaker ruled that the opposition Conservative Party had presented no facts on which to argue.

By Herbert J. Coleman5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Space Vehicle Log

1964 Launches Designation/Name Source 1964 1A Augmented Thor Agena D USAF 1B Gravity Gradient USAF 1C Secor Army ID Solar Radiation USAF 1964 2A Thor Agena D USAF 1964 3A Relay 2 NASA 1964 4A Echo 2 NASA 1964 5A Saturn 5 NASA 1964 6A Elektron 1 USSR
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Manned Space Station Studies Due in May

Washington—President Johnson has ordered Defense Dept, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accelerate studies of space station concepts and submit detailed reports by mid-Mav to lay the groundwork for a national space station development program.

By Donald E. Fink5 min

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