July 18, 1966

July 18, 1966

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Special Report on Airline Flight Crew Training—Part 1

Conflicts Emerging in Training Evolution

By David A. Brown15 min

EQUIPMENT

Usaf Studies Saab Miss-distance Gear

By Warren C. Wetmore10 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Airline Strike Signals New Labor Struggle

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Special Report on Airline Flight Crew Training—Part 1

Conflicts Emerging in Training Evolution

Variety of jet equipment, growing demand for crews strain facilities and force overhaul of procedures.

By David A. Brown15 min

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EQUIPMENT

Usaf Studies Saab Miss-distance Gear

Hanover, Germany—Military training equipment, particularly target systems, has become “a million-dollar operation” for Saab Aircraft Co., according to a spokesman for the Swedish company. Although small in terms of Saab’s over-all annual gross, this diversification is attracting “very substantial international interest,” the spokesman said here recently.

By Warren C. Wetmore10 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Airline Strike Signals New Labor Struggle

IAM walkout at five trunklines disrupts passenger, freight flow; American threatened by work stoppage.
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AVIONICS

Pan Am Prepares for Automatic Landings

Washington—Impressive demonstration of industry’s progress toward fully automatic landings was given here recently by Pan American World Airways in a Boeing 727 outfitted with a Sperry SP-50 automatic flight control system. The aircraft will soon be making automatic landings in regular passenger operations.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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MANAGEMENT

Pentagon Cost-saving Claims Challenged

McNamara also criticized in congressional hearings on Vietnam war expenditures, air ammunition supply.

By George C. Wilson7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Cargo Facility Modernization Accelerating

Stamford, Conn.—Airlines in the U.S. and abroad are backing their belief in the future of air cargo with multi-million-dollar programs for mechanized and automated freight terminal systems and handling equipment. If estimates for the future are valid, and most airlines have erred on the side of conservatism in recent years, growth of such projects will accelerate over the next 10-15 years.

By Joseph W. Carter6 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lunar Survey Module Design Under Test

Washington—Vehicle designed to carry one or two astronauts on exploring expeditions across the lunar surface is being evaluated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Bendix Corp.’s Systems Div. delivered the preliminary design to Marshall after completing first phase work under a $570,000 contract.

By William J. Normyle6 min

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Letters

I want to thank you for the superb coverage provided the Kennedy Space Center in the June 20 issue of AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY. It is by far the most complete and authoritative description of cur facilities and activities published by any periodical.
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AIR TRANSPORT

Strike Swells Some Taxi, Charter Demands

New York—Air taxi operators and aircraft charter operations were swamped with requests for aircraft last week as a result of the strike of five major airlines. High costs were scaring off many potential customers, however, and some operators reported they were being hurt.
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

78-lb. Payload Seen for Orbital Athena

Alexandria, Va.—Atlantic Research Corp. is proposing an orbiter version of its Athena ballistic probe launch vehicle to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for placing small weather and biological satellites into low orbits.

By Bernard K. Thomas5 min

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