April 26, 1965

April 26, 1965

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SAFETY

Bac 111 Accident Laid to Illusion of Stall

The Vietnam War—Part 1

Burgeoning U. S. Use of Air Power Aimed at Forestalling Ground War with Chinese

By Cecil Brownlow15 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Douglas Tests C-5a Landing Gear Designs

By C. M. Plattner12 min

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SAFETY

Bac 111 Accident Laid to Illusion of Stall

On Aug. 20, 1964, during the BAC 111 transport stall test program, the pilot of aircraft G-ASJD, believing the aircraft to be irrecoverably stalled, streamed a tail parachute and made a wheels-up landing on Salisbury Plain near Tilshead, Wiltshire.
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The Vietnam War—Part 1

Burgeoning U. S. Use of Air Power Aimed at Forestalling Ground War with Chinese

Saigon—Burgeoning U.S. emphasis and dependence on air power is providing an instrument of national policy in North Vietnam and a tool for survival in South Vietnam. It is designed to avoid a predominately American-supported, large-scale ground war on the continent of Southeast Asia, which could include a direct confrontation with at least a portion of Communist China’s 2-million-man army.

By Cecil Brownlow15 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Douglas Tests C-5a Landing Gear Designs

Long Beach, Calif.—Douglas Aircraft Co. has conducted an extensive company-funded testing program as part of its C-5A proposal work to verify the design of a landing gear system which will allow flight operations to be conducted on bare-soil or mat-covered low-strength runways.

By C. M. Plattner12 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Usaf to Hear C-5a Briefings This Week

Los Angeles—Air Force will receive oral presentations this week at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, from the five companies competing for airframe and engine awards in the C-5A heavy logistics support aircraft competition (AW&ST Apr. 19, p. 23).

By C. M. Plattner11 min

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Letters

Dr. Coanda We read with interest the letter regarding Dr. Henri Coanda written by Prof. P. J. Yangos in the Mar. 29, 1965 issue of AW&ST (p. 90). While we do not agree with many of the statements made on Dr. Coanda’s behalf by Prof. Yangos, some of which are inaccurate or misleading, nevertheless we wish to point out that Dr. Coanda is indeed a fabulous individual whose many engineering achievements should properly be brought to light for the readers of this magazine.
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AVIONICS

Air Reconnaissance Aided By Line-scanning Laser Camera

Use of a scanning laser beam as a quasi-secretive illuminator for night aerial reconnaissance is stimulating great interest among organizations struggling with the vexing problems of tactical reconnaissance. A laser camera line-scanning system would substitute for a normal camera equipped with telltale magnetic flares or powerful strobe lights with their cumbersome power supplies now required for illuminating targets during nighttime photographic reconnaissance operations.

By Barry Miller5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Atlantic Bookings Point to New Records

Johnson Administration’s appeals to see the U. S. widely disregarded; westbound traffic also increases.

By Joseph W. Carter5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Cab Weighs Appeal on Blocked-space

By Richard G. O’Lone4 min

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MANAGEMENT

Dod Approves Army Air Assault Concept

By George C. Wilson4 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Debate Still Rages Despite Ranger

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