December 5, 1966

December 5, 1966

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Aeronautical Engineering

Lockheed Plans 3 Titanium Alloys in Sst

By C. M. Plattner12 min

Business Flying

Princeton Designs Gem for Crop Dusting

By Michael L. Yaffee10 min

Avionics

C-5a to Use Gimbal-less Stable Platform

By Barry Miller8 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Lockheed Plans 3 Titanium Alloys in Sst

Burbank, Calif.-Lockheed-California Co. has proposed to use a mixture of three titanium alloys in its L-2000-7 supersonic transport and, in a substantial departure from current methods, will employ automated welding to join roughly half of the airframe parts.

By C. M. Plattner12 min

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Business Flying

Princeton Designs Gem for Crop Dusting

Princeton, N.J.-Engineers in Princeton University’s Dept, of Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences are working the final modifications into AgGEM-1, believed to be the first ground effect machine designed to operate over fullgrown crops.

By Michael L. Yaffee10 min

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Avionics

C-5a to Use Gimbal-less Stable Platform

Hawthorne, Calif.—First fully integrated navigation system ever designed as basic equipment for a military jet transport is entering the critical later stages of development here at Northrop Corp.’s Nortronics Div. The new system will provide the Air Force’s projected Lockheed C-5A heavy logistics transport with five navigation modes, including an automatic precision navigating capability unusual for a military transport.

By Barry Miller8 min

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Space Technology

Scanner to Examine Chromosome Changes

Blood cell scanner based on the recognition of patterns made by scattered light from a laser will be used to look at changes in animal and human chromosomes subjected to prolonged stresses and radiation in space. Other potential uses of the scanner include the elimination of tedious and time-consuming blood analyses in hospitals, the study of birth defects and other general genetic characteristics on a larger scale than has been previously possible.

By Roderick D. Hibben7 min

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Space Technology

Rocketdyne Unveils New Rocket Engine

Versatile and compact Aerospike, under development for USAF and NASA, shows promise for liquid propellant rocket booster

By Michael L. Yaffee6 min

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Space Technology

Post-apollo Station Plans Altered

Key NASA officials tentatively approve revisions; review of the Fiscal 1968 budget cited as reason plan missed House deadline

By William J. Normyle6 min

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Air Transport

Pan Am Opens Mechanized Cargo Facility

New York-Pan American World Airways began processing a broad assortment of export-import merchandise last week at its new $8.5-million cargo terminal at Kennedy International Airport during a pre-holiday surge of traffic. The start of full commercial service in the mechanized, computer-controlled facility followed several weeks of trial operation.
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Air Transport

Faa Fears Political Tug-of-war on Noise Abatement Programs

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Air Transport

U.s. Air Traffic Surges in Late November

Strong December gains forecast by carriers, who see post-strike slump disappearing before onset of Thanksgiving travel impact

By Harold D. Watkins5 min

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Air Transport

Atlantic Tour Fare Agreement Seen

Pan American move spurs other carriers to action; difficulty still expected in settling basic economy, first-class rates

By Joseph W. Carter5 min

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