April 11, 1966

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MANAGEMENT

Economic Growth, War Draining Aerospace Manpower

Aerospace companies are finding competition for manpower is becoming acute at a time when spectacular growth of the general economy is colliding with Vietnam war requirements. Both engineering and production line personnel are in demand, and there seems to be no particular pattern as far as specialties go.

The War in Vietnam

‘quick Reaction’ Speeds Spares to Vietnam

Saigon—Spares shortage and lengthy delays in normal supply channels have forced military leaders in Vietnam to adopt new quick-reaction requisition procedures to keep aircraft and helicopter units operating at a high state of combat readiness.

By C. M. Plattner12 min

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BUSINESS FLYING

Aircraft Pooling Gives Beckett Flexibility

Youngstown, Ohio—Flexibility and quick reaction time, permitted by a large pool of business aircraft and enhanced by aircraft loan agreements between most of its customers, has permitted Beckett Aviation Corp. to achieve extremely high utilization rates on the business aircraft it operates for 39 corporations.

By David A. Brown11 min

AVIONICS

‘man-pack’ Radars Readied for Evaluation

Rome, N. Y.—Ground-based air-surveillance radars that weigh less than 200 lb. including primary power sources, enabling them to be “man-packed” into remote combat areas by six men and placed in operation within 1 hr., are slated for evaluation later this year in Vietnam.

By Philip J. Klass8 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Single-purpose Concept Credited with Pioneer 6 Success

Mountain View, Calif.—Excellent results of the Pioneer 6 mission demonstrate the value of separating flights designed to gather data on the interplanetary medium from those aimed specifically at investigating a certain planet. Scientists at Ames Research Center, which is managing the Pioneer project here for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said the past melding of interplanetary and encounter sciences often has resulted in ambiguous and sometimes incorrect data.

By Richard G. O’Lone8 min

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Letters

Can you tell me why a drag chute is not used on commercial jet landings? Commercial transports have experienced numerous accidents, such as landing long or too fast and running off the end of the runway. Most of the long or overshot runway landings were due to attempting to land during marginal weather conditions.

AVIONICS

Usaf Planning Space Data Link System

Los Angeles—USAF is progressing with plans for combining the various tracking, telemetry and command functions required by its satellites and spacecraft into a single integrated system applicable to all its space missions by the end of the decade.

By Barry Miller5 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Venezuela Broadens Air Freight Exports

Caracas—Air freight will play a major role as Venezuela expands its manufacturing industry and seeks to reduce its dependence on oil. This expansion in a period of prosperity has prompted industrialists and growers to pay increasing attention to import and export by air, with emphasis on the outbound flow of commodities.

By Joseph W. Carter5 min

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April 11, 1966

Economic Growth, War Draining Aerospace Manpower