June 17, 1968

June 17, 1968

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Safety

Low-level Turbulence Study Urged

Management

Job Training Programs Expanding

By William H. Gregory16 min

Special Report—Air War in Vietnam:

Usaf Stresses High-speed Rescue Need

By Cecil Brownlow10 min

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Safety

Low-level Turbulence Study Urged

Investigators of Braniff BAC 111 crash find knowledge of angled gusts inadequate, cite industry’s possible overreliance on radar
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Management

Job Training Programs Expanding

Big aerospace companies, airlines assume major role in task to aid hard-core unemployed; carriers cite need for workers

By William H. Gregory16 min

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Special Report—Air War in Vietnam:

Usaf Stresses High-speed Rescue Need

Improved North Viet air defense network negates potential of HH-53B, emphasizes requirement for tuboprop AX fighter

By Cecil Brownlow10 min

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Avionics

Army Plans Rotor Blade Radar Test

Mounting of antennas in helicopter blades offers large aperture, high scanning rate, unobstructed view, without increase in drag

By Barry Miller9 min

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Air Transport

Service Gaps in Pacific Attacked

Three carriers charge during CAB hearing that examiner failed to provide enough direct through-plane service in route plan

By Laurence Doty7 min

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Management

Aerospace Mergers on Horizon in Italy as Turin Show Closes

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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Air Transport

Distinctions of Roles Cloud Supplemental Tour Hearing

By Harold D. Watkins6 min

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French Strike Report

French Seek to Weather Strike Impacts

By Edward H. Kolcum5 min

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Air Transport

Cargo Slump Laid to 'chaos on Ground'

By Richard G. O'Lone5 min

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Editorial

Air Cargo's Ground Bottleneck

Air cargo has an “airdrome syndrome.” It might more effectively deal with its users—and much of the present needless vehicle traffic—at terminals removed from the airport and located in the centroids of traffic. Air cargo does become a major culprit in creating transport problems by needlessly drawing many trucks to the airport itself, by seriously under-utilizing these trucks, and by drastically peaking their appearance both by hours of the day and by days of the week.
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