November 29, 1965

November 29, 1965

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Comet Flyby Studied for Mariner Backup

By Warren C. Wetmore19 min

SPECIAL REPORT FROM VIETNAM

Tactical Raids By B-52s Stun Viet Cong

By C. M. Plattner15 min

BUSINESS FLYING

Grumman Gulfstream 2 Aimed at Ease of Maintainance

By David A. Brown11 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Comet Flyby Studied for Mariner Backup

Athens—National Aeronautics and Space Administration could stage a flvby of the comet Pons-Winnecke in 1969-70 for $15-$20 million, using the Mariner 4 backup spacecraft and a General Dynamics/Lockheed Atlas-Agena launch vehicle, according to Reece C. Jensen of Philco Western Development Laboratories.

By Warren C. Wetmore19 min

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SPECIAL REPORT FROM VIETNAM

Tactical Raids By B-52s Stun Viet Cong

Saigon—Boeing B-52F strategic bomber is performing a unique tactical role in the war in South Vietnam, well beyond the capability of the conventional strike fighter. Its continuing use, coordinated with U. S. and South Vietnamese ground troops, could have an increasingly adverse effect upon the combat effectiveness of the Communist Viet Cong.

By C. M. Plattner15 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Grumman Gulfstream 2 Aimed at Ease of Maintainance

Bethpage, N. Y.—Experience in building and operating the Gulfstream 1 turboprop aircraft is being relied upon heavily by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. to make the turbofan Gulfstream 2 an easily maintainable and highly reliable business airplane.

By David A. Brown11 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Air Afrique Emphasizes Measured Growth

Abidjan, Ivory Coast—Air Afrique is embarked on a carefully measured program of expansion with a goal of becoming an all-African carrier that will be a major competitor among tire world’s airlines. At present, Air Afrique is four years old, jet equipped and has routes stretching through West Africa to Paris, Geneva and New York.

By Ward Wright9 min

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AVIONICS

Thin-film Solar Cells Boost Output Ratio

Washington—New types of lightweight polycrystalline solar cells made from materials other than long-used silicon promise a ten-fold increase in output-to-weight ratio, thereby opening up new space power options. Only five years ago there was general agreement that solar cells probablv would never see use in spacecraft needing more than approximately 750 w.

By Philip J. Klass8 min

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AVIONICS

Category 3 Simulator Will Test Displays

By Barry Miller8 min

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EDITORIAL

U. S. Travel Push

(Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman Charles S. Murphy has heen urging airlines to seek new sources of traffic to utilize their jet capacity more fully. In this speech before the Air Transport Assn. Air Traffic Conference at Williamsburg, Va.,
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AIR TRANSPORT

Fare Sparring Leaves Objectives Undefined

New York—U.S. trunklines and the Civil Aeronautics Board arc starting to spar openly over fares in the beginning of a battle whose ultimate shape and objectives are still vaguely defined. Neither the Board nor the carriers expect a general fare investigation.

By William II. Gregory5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Dutch Carrier Nearing Break-even Point

The Hague—KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has reversed a trend of heavy losses and may reach the break-even point on its operations in its current fiscal year for the first time since 1960. The tide turned last year when KLM’s annual net loss dropped to $3.3 million from the previous vear’s deficit of $13.8 million.

By Edith Walford5 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Vertol to Increase Helicopter Production

Morton, Pa.—Combined production rate of Boeing Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight and CH-47A Chinook helicopters will exceed 25 per month by the end of this year as the company pushes to fulfill Defense Dept.’s order to double production of both aircraft. By next year, the combined rate may be over 40 helicopters monthly.

By Donald E. Fink5 min

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