February 1, 1965

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SAFETY

Slick Crash Laid to Ice Accretion on Tail

Slick Airways Flight 12, a Douglas C-54BDC, N384, operating as a scheduled cargo flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, N. Y., to Logan International Airport, Boston, Mass., with a stop at Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, Conn., crashed at 0821:35, Mar. 10, 1964, while making an instrument approach to Runway 4R at Logan International Airport.

SPECIAL BUDGET REPORT

Higher Dod Spending Hinges on Nike X

Washington—Future scope of Defense Dept, spending over the next few years beyond the level of the planned $49-billion “plateau” figure incorporated in its Fiscal 1966 budget requests will depend primarily on the decision of whether or not to order Army’s Nike X anti-ballistic missile system into actual production.

By Cecil Brownlow15 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Orbiter Nears Final Configuration

Seattle—Boeing Co. is moving through the Critical Design Review of the Lunar Orbiter with the program essentially on schedule and few, if any. further changes anticipated. The Critical Design Review, begun in early December, is due to be completed early this month, when design freeze will be placed on the program.

By Harold D. Watkins11 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Refined Apollo Suit Nearing Final Form

New York—Changes in the Apollo space suit include increased freedom of movement and improved cooling and visual protection systems. The design refinements were described by the space suit development project manager, John C. Beggs of United Aircraft Corp.’s Hamilton Standard Div., the prime contractor.

By Roderick D. Hibben10 min

AVIONICS

Hard Site Construction Nears Completion

Colorado Springs, Colo.—Construction is nearly completed on the new North American Air Defense Command (Norad) combat operations center, which is buried more than ¼-mi. deep in Cheyenne Mountain, making it unrivaled for “hardness” by any facility outside Communist country borders and perhaps anywhere on earth.

By Philip J. Klass8 min

AVIONICS

Hughes Proposes TV Broadcast Satellite

El Segundo, Calif.—Stationary orbit communications satellite capable of broadcasting live television directly to schools for educational instruction or even to individual homes for viewing on conventional consumer sets is being proposed by Hughes Aircraft Co., based on an extension of its Syncom satellite experience and existing communications and space booster technology.

By Barry Miller7 min

SPECIAL BUDGET REPORT

Senate Holds Key to Helicopter Subsidy

Washington—Survival of the certificated helicopter experiment appears to depend largely on forthcoming Senate hearings, during which the three subsidized carriers hope they can persuade the Administration and Congress to reverse the decision to end helicopter subsidy—a decision that could put two of the airlines out of business.

By Richard G. O’Lone7 min

SPECIAL BUDGET REPORT

Johnson Maps Strong Aerospace Efforts

Washington—President Johnson’s new budget—detailed on the subsequent pages—shows that he has made these four basic decisions of vital importance to the aerospace industry: Defense spending cannot be cut much below the Fiscal 1966 level of $49 billion.

By George C. Wilson7 min

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