June 14, 1965

June 14, 1965

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AVIONICS

French Avionics Industry Expands in Size and Diversity

AVIONICS

Government’s Analysis Shaped Swedish Avionics Industry

NEWS OF THE WEEK

Gemini-4 Success to Intensify Launch Pace

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AVIONICS

French Avionics Industry Expands in Size and Diversity

Paris—French avionics and defense electronics industry has emerged, or soon will, as the largest and most diversified in West Europe, stimulated by the policies of President Charles de Gaulle. In many respects it is a microcosm of the avionics and military electronics industry of the U. S., both in its diversity and its make-up.
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AVIONICS

Government’s Analysis Shaped Swedish Avionics Industry

Stockholm—Sweden’s avionics and military electronics industry has been shaped by government policies which are tailored to that country’s World War 2 experiences and to its geopolitical position in world affairs today. Sweden has no ambitions to play a big power role in international affairs and it recognizes that neutrality, no matter how scrupulously practiced, is not sufficient protection against aggression.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK

Gemini-4 Success to Intensify Launch Pace

Houston—Spectacular success of the four-day Gemini-4 mission has energized the entire U.S. manned space flight program and has set the stage for an intensified space race with Russia, with more numerous and more ambitious U. S. flights.
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AVIONICS

European Defense Efforts Mold Future of Avonics

Paris—Future patterns in West European avionics may be increasingly determined by trends fostered by individual government defense and economic policies rather than by the requirements of commercial and industrial markets. If the current view of the French government and many of its industry officials is correct, that America’s technological leadership is a direct result of funds poured into aviation, space and defense programs during the past decade, then the French electronics industry appears likely to move ahead of that in Britain and West Germany.

By Philip J. Klass16 min

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AVIONICS

West Germany Seeks Space Avionics Role

West Germany’s electronics industry, and its avionic-defense electronic segments, have been shaped by World War 2 and its aftermath to a greater degree than that of any other in West Europe. Where once the country’s electronics industry was concentrated in and around Berlin, Soviet occupation of East Germany has caused it to move to the southwestern part of West Germany, although some facilities remain in West Berlin.
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AVIONICS

Italian Companies Offering Strong Bid for Export Sales

Rome—Italy’s avionics and military electronics industry, faced with a small and often uncertain home market, is turning increasingly to the export market and challenging older West European suppliers. For example, Italy’s largest avionicsmilitary electronics producer—Selenia S.p.A.—whose sales last year reached approximately $30 million, sold roughly half its output to foreign governments.
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BUSINESS FLYING

Pd-808 Certification Planned for Year-end

Genoa—Italian Defense Ministry’s intention to buy at least 25 PiaggioDouglas PD-808 jet utility transports has given impetus to the Italian company’s unusual sales program. It calls for accepting neither options—a number of which have been requested by civilian concerns—nor even firm orders until the aircraft is certified.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Faa Test Program Continues on Hfb-320

Hamburg, Germany—First production version of the Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 320 Hansa twin-jet executive aircraft will be pressed into service as a test aircraft to replace the No. 1 prototype in the certification program. The new aircraft was in the final stages of assembly late last month and probably will fly in July.
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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

High-density Feeder Line Routes Expected to Provide Key Market for Fokker F-28

Amsterdam—Royal Netherlands Aircraft Factories-Fokkcr, with a new management team directing its activities, is moving strongly into interEuropean cooperative ventures to ensure success of its Fokker F-28 Fellowship twin-turbofan transport project.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Stretched Version of Concorde Proposed in Response to Urging of Customers

London—Designers of the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic transport remain certain that the aircraft will attain its 1971 target date for certification even if their proposal to stretch the fuselage 9 ft. is approved. This view is shared by both design and production teams from British Aircraft Corp.
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