August 30, 1965

August 30, 1965

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SAFETY

Vfr Deviation Cited in Tahoe Crash

SPECIAL REPORT ON GEMINI 5 MISSION

Gemini 5 Sustains Accelerated U.s. Pace

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Ship to Aid Vietnam Aircraft Maintenance

By Roderick D. Hibben7 min

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SAFETY

Vfr Deviation Cited in Tahoe Crash

A Paradise Airlines Lockheed L-049, N86504, Flight 901A, crashed 9 naut. mi. northeast of the Tahoe Valley Airport at 1129 PST, Mar. 1, 1964. All 85 occupants of the aircraft perished in the crash, and the aircraft was destroyed. N86504 was en route to the Tahoe Valley Airport from Oakland, Calif., with intermediate stops at Salinas and San Jose, Calif.
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SPECIAL REPORT ON GEMINI 5 MISSION

Gemini 5 Sustains Accelerated U.s. Pace

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Ship to Aid Vietnam Aircraft Maintenance

Project Flattop, an Army effort to bring to depot level its combat aircraft maintenance in Vietnam through use of a converted seaplane tender, is nearing completion with delivery of a key pacing item, a twin-turbine test cell complex, to the Charleston Naval Shipyard.

By Roderick D. Hibben7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Overseas Carriers Press for U.s. Rights

By James R. Ashlock6 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Fh-1100 Affords Capability for Growth

New York—Hiller Aircraft Div. of Fairchild Hiller Corp., hopeful that a major boom in light helicopter sales will accompany the introduction of turbine power in this type of aircraft, is making a concerted effort to exploit the time advantage offered by its Model FH-1100.

By David A. Brown6 min

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AVIONICS

Awg-10 Radar for F-4j Detects, Isolates Malfunctions

Baltimore—New Navy AWG-10 multi-mode radar fire control system for the McDonnell F-4J will introduce built-in test provisions that can automatically track down a malfunction to one or more of 28 replaceable units, as well as checking system operation.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Manned Planetary ‘swing-bys’ Proposed

Blacksburg, Va.—Manned flights to Mars and Venus will be possible by the mid-1970s with hardware developed for the Apollo program through use of planetary “Swing-by” trajectories to control spacecraft velocity and earth re-entry angles, according to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission planner.

By Donald E. Fink5 min

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EDITORIAL

Research Backlash

Two months ago, it came to light that the Special Operations Research Office (SORO) of American University, an activity which the Army created and supports, was preparing to conduct research in Chile involving delicate questions of our relations with that country.
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MANAGEMENT

B-52 Raids Seen Spurring F-111 Bomber

Viet mission results impress McNamara; indicates readiness to approve strategic version of F-lll.

By Cecil Brownlow5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Air Force Given Manned Space Role

Washington—Decision last week by President Johnson to approve development of the manned orbiting laboratory (MOL) involving five manned flights gives the Air Force its first opportunity to justify the military potential of man in space.

By William J. Normyle5 min

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