September 12, 1966

September 12, 1966

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PICTURE CREDITS

EDITORIAL

Farnborough's Paradox

By Robert Hotz

WHO'S WHERE

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PICTURE CREDITS

Cover—USAF; 26—Ian Macdonald for Aviation Week; 27—Ian Macdonald for Aviation Week (top, center), Hawker Siddeley (bot.); 29, 30—Ian Macdonald for Aviation Week; 31—Ian Macdonald for Aviation Week (top), Douglas Aircraft Co. (bot.); 32—UPI; 33—Tom Piedimonte; 34—NASA; 37—Sikorsky Aircraft Div., United Aircraft Corp.; 38— Cubic Corp.; 40—General Electric, 42, 43, 45—Delta Air Lines; 47—American Airlines; 56, 57, 59, 61—David A. Brown; 65— Citizens and Southern National Bank; 72, 73—General Electric, 97—Aircraft Div., Hughes Tool Co., 103, 106, 109, 113—Honeywell, Inc.; 123—Lockheed-Georgia Co., 129—U.S. Navy; 132—Lockheed-California Co., 145— FluiDyne Engineering Corp.; 149—General Motors Defense Research Laboratories; 155—NASA.
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EDITORIAL

Farnborough's Paradox

Farnborough 1966 reflected the paradox of the British aerospace industry. Never has it enjoyed a higher level of prosperity and never has it faced the prospects of such a gloomy future. By every yardstick, the British aerospace industry is operating at a postwar peak of prosperity.

By Robert Hotz

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WHO'S WHERE

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INDUSTRY OBSERVER

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Washington Roundup

House Armed Services Committee this week begins a searching inquiry into U. S. tactical aircraft needs and the aerospace industry’s ability to fill them. Rep. Otis G. Pike (D.-N. Y.), a former Marine Corps dive bomber pilot, heads the special tactical aircraft subcommittee conducting the probe for the full committee.

By Washington Staff

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FARNBOROUGH SHOW REPORT

Farnborough Reveals Few Moves to Sustain U.K. Industry

Farnborough-British aerospace industry opened its flying display here last week with a spate of short-term orders for aircraft and avionics. But little was revealed about the moves which are vital to maintaining the present world stature of the industry after 1971.

By Herbert J. Coleman

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FARNBOROUGH SHOW REPORT

Mulley Urges 'Buy European' Policy

London—Minister of Aviation Fred Mulley last week warned that European countries must be prepared to buy European aircraft, both civil and military, if an effective collaborative aircraft industry is to be developed in Great Britain and on the Continent.
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FARNBOROUGH SHOW REPORT

Blowpipe Missile Unveiled at Farnborough

Farnborough—Short Brothers and Harland’s shoulder-launched Blowpipe anti-aircraft missile—a British weapon making its first appearance here at the Farnborough air show—will give forward-area protection to infantrymen against low-flying aircraft.
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FARNBOROUGH SHOW REPORT

Rolls Shows Three-Spool Trent Turbofan

By Warren C. Wetmore

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European Airbus Push

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