June 13, 1966

June 13, 1966

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Phase 2 to Emphasize Operational Data

By C. M. Plattner11 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Crew Adaptability Chief Yield of Gemini 9

By William J. Normyle11 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Rocks Loom as Hazard to Apollo

By Harold D. Watkins10 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Phase 2 to Emphasize Operational Data

Edwards AFB—Research with the USAF/North American XB-70A is expected to move into its second and most productive phase June 15, following completion of Phase 1 flight testing, which has established the basic airworthiness of the airframe and engines.

By C. M. Plattner11 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Crew Adaptability Chief Yield of Gemini 9

Houston—Gemini 9A is contributing more to the Apollo program than any previous manned space flight by a demonstration of the remarkable capacity of astronauts to adapt adroitly under the most pressing physical and technological emergencies and to complete a mission riddled with rapidly changing challenges.

By William J. Normyle11 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Rocks Loom as Hazard to Apollo

Pasadena, Calif.—Necessity for Apollo astronauts to hover in the lunar excursion module (LEM) and carefully select landing sites to avoid boulders and other surface irregularities is emerging as a prime finding in early analysis of the pictures which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Surveyor spacecraft is transmitting from its Ocean of Storms site on the moon.

By Harold D. Watkins10 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Lockheed Revises C-5a Market Approach

Marietta, Ga.—Briefings under way for U.S. airlines and for 10 European airlines on commercial versions of Lockheed-Georgia’s C-5A, C-141 and C-130 military transports reflect a shift in approach to potential civil customers. Based in part on the reaction of some major U.S. airlines in the round of presentations earlier this spring on the L-500 family, the commercial designation of the 700,000-lb. gross weight USAF C-5A, the company will put more stress on asking the airlines about their requirements.

By William H. Gregory9 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Nasa/lewis Revives Air-breather Effort

Cleveland—National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Lewis Research Center is building up its professional forces and facilities rapidly for a broad-based attack on the problems of advanced air-breathing propulsion. Lewis is returning to this field after an absence of approximately nine years.

By Michael L. Yaffee9 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Board Moves to Speed Northwest-southwest Route Case

Washington—Civil Aeronautics Board moved to speed the outcome of the Pacific-Northwest-Southwest Service Investigation last week when it stayed the initial decision of Examiner Ross I. Newmann, which would divide the lion’s share of new route authority among Braniff, Continental and Western airlines.

By Ward Wright8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Hueycobra Offers High Maneuverability

Ft. Worth—Bell UH-1H HueyCobra, Army’s selection for an interim armed escort helicopter, is a highly maneuverable aircraft which gets optimum performance out of a well-developed rotor system while holding vibrations to an acceptable level and providing excellent visibility to the gunner.

By David A. Brown7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Delta May Expand Early Morning Service

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SAFETY

Weather Cited in Astronaut T-38a Crash

An Accident Investigation Board was appointed by the Director of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Tex., on Feb. 28, 1966, in order to report on an aircraft accident which occurred that day in St. Louis, Mo.
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AVIONICS

Navy Tests Satellite for Navaid Updating

Dayton—Recent flight tests have shown that an aircraft can determine its position to within 0.31 naut. mi. using the existing Navy Navigation Satellite System, and still better accuracy may be possible. This suggests that the existing Navy system could provide a useful method for periodically updating inertial and Doppler navigation systems, especially during long over-water flights.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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