May 2, 1966

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Flexible Simulator ‘flies’ Varied Missions

Buffalo—Building block space simulation laboratory, now in final stages of development at Bell Aerosystems electronic data processing center here, permits simulation of a variety of vehicles in orbit, in free space or transiting the moon’s surface.

By David A. Brown10 min

Twa Shortens Ground Training Time in Course for Dc-9 Pilots

Kansas City—Trans World Airlines’ new Douglas DC-9 pilot ground school program, 32 hr. shorter than the standard course, recently received formal Federal Aviation Agency certification. TWA believes it has reduced the length of the ground school term and achieved better pilot proficiency in doing it by adapting perhaps man’s oldest teaching philosophy to the newest available training aids.

By Ward Wright9 min

AVIONICS

General Anti-collision System Use Likely to Require Years of Tests

Washington—Widespread use of airborne collision avoidance systems is likely to be five years off, and probably longer, despite airline enthusiasm for a system developed by McDonnell Aircraft Corp. (AW&ST Apr. 25, p. 52). At least two years of traffic control and computer simulation tests appear to lie ahead before technical and operational questions could be resolved sufficiently to encourage airspace users to make the considerable investment in airborne anti-collision systems.

By Philip J. Klass6 min

AVIONICS

Global Comsat Design Widens Bandwidth

Los Angeles—Global communications satellite planned by Communications Satellite Corp. will lean heavily on technology proven in earlier synchronous satellite and other space programs. As a follow-on to the corporation’s successful Early Bird satellite and the projected “Blue Bird" system (AW&ST Jan. 17, p. 78), the global system will offer more communications capability and is designed for a lifetime of at least five years.

By Barry Miller6 min

AIR TRANSPORT

U.s. Airline Operating Revenues and Expenses Tabulated for 1965

OPERATING REVENUES (In Thousands of Dollars Passenger U. S. Mail Foreign Cargo Charter Other Incidental Federal Total Mail Transport Subsidy I DOMESTIC TRUNKS 531,602 11,991 54,527 2,178 811 662 601,771 101,189 2,826 6,417 557 462 941 112,392 80,055 1,568 5,198 28,861 240 800 116,722

AIR TRANSPORT

Turbojet, Turbofan Aircraft 1965 Operating Expense—dollars Per Total Aircraft Hour

FLYING OPERATIONS Total Hours Crew Fuel Oil Other Less: Expense & Taxes Insurance Rentals Expense Total Rentals BOEING 707 Trans World............. 235,252 168.07 211.88 11 .76 18 23 2.02 411.96 393.73 Pan American............ 219,079 185.37 252.87 13 65 7.88 0.32 460.09 452.21

MANAGEMENT

Improved 'total Package’ Concept Sought

Los Angeles—Analysis of the first implementation of the Defense Dept.’s total package procurement concept (TPPC) on the Air Force C-5A heavy logistics transport has produced guarded endorsement of the progress thus far, but has also stimulated efforts to make improvements both at government and industry levels.

By Harold D. Watkins5 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Six 747 Subcontracts Total $1.3 Billion

San Francisco—Six aerospace firms have agreed to participate in the design and manufacture of the Boeing 747 490-passenger jet transport. They expect this to result in more than $1.3 billion worth of business over the next 6-10 years. Each company will be required to invest substantially in the program, which represents a departure in policy from previous Boeing commercial airplane efforts (AW&ST Apr. 25, p. 40).

By Richard G. O’Lone4 min

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By Cecil Brownlow13 min

Conflicts Hamper Arab Bloc Formation

By L. L. Doty12 min