July 25, 1966

July 25, 1966

View Full Issue Table of Contents
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Gemini 10 Advances Technology for Eva

By William J. Normyle12 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Given Lunar Surface Experiment Demonstration

By William J. Normyle9 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Gemini 10 Attains Apogee, Docking Goals

By Erwin J. Bulban9 min

View Full Issue
More Features
2829
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Gemini 10 Advances Technology for Eva

Fuel depletion, environmental control problems curtail Collins’ record-setting extra-vehicular activity.

By William J. Normyle12 min

9495
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Given Lunar Surface Experiment Demonstration

Houston—Lunar experiments package to be carried on the first three manned Apollo flights to the moon includes instruments with which astronauts will collect and return surface samples, and data collectors to be left there unattended but in operation for at least a year.

By William J. Normyle9 min

2627
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Gemini 10 Attains Apogee, Docking Goals

Agena 10 boosts manned spacecraft to 413.7 naut. mi. in 39-hr. docking; crew completes two rendezvous.

By Erwin J. Bulban9 min

4647
AIR TRANSPORT

Olympic Seeks 30% of Athens-n.y. Traffic

Series of surveys taken before entering transatlantic market, where goal is 57,220 passengers in first year.

By Cecil Brownlow9 min

104105
SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Lifting-body Program May Surpass X-15

Edwards AFB, Calif.—NASA Air Force research program involving three different full-scale manned lifting-body shapes, initiated here earlier this month with the first flight of the M2-F2, may surpass the North American X-15 effort in numbers of vehicles and projected flight activity.

By C. M. Plattner9 min

6869
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Faa to Study Titanium Sparking Problem

Washington—Titanium, planned for extensive structural use in the U. S. supersonic transport, presents a sparking problem for which there currently is no solution. Still to be answered is the question of how serious a problem this actually constitutes for the supersonic transport and future aircraft.

By Michael L. Yaffee7 min

5657
AIR TRANSPORT

Need for New Instructor Standards Seen

Denver—Growth in the complexity of aircraft, subsystems and the total flight environment is exerting heavy pressure on airlines to find improved means of selecting, qualifying and monitoring their flight instructors. These instructors, in turn, are forced to become more specialized in their approach to teaching.

By David A. Brown7 min

4041
AIR TRANSPORT

Strike Clogs Airline Reservations Systems

Union abandons plan to submit airline proposals to membership; machinists’ chief negotiator replaced.
8081
AREONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Vertol Studies Rotary/fixed-wing Vtol

Ridley Park, Pa.—Boeing’s Vertol Div. is conducting preliminary design studies of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft concept which it feels would combine the advantages of rotaryand fixed-wing aircraft without heavy weight penalties.

By Roderick D. Hibben7 min

116117
MANAGEMENT

Eldo Management, Financing Tightened

Paris—European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO) has agreed to British demands for a cut in Britain’s share of ELDO costs, improvement of the ELDO A booster and tighter technical and financial management. The changes, including the reduction of Britain’s share of the ELDO budget from 38.79% to 27%, were approved at an ELDO ministerial conference here July 7-8.

By Warren C. Wetmore6 min

July 181966 August 11966