July 29, 1968

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Aeronautical Engineering

Turbine Engine Widens Role in Auto Field Despite Obstacles

Gas turbine powerplants are beginning to make inroads into the automotive field, despite some serious obstacles that remain. One of the highest hurdles that has yet to be cleared is cost. Aircraft gas turbine engines, now being used in sports cars and Indianapolis-type racing cars, are proving powerful competitors to piston engines.

By Michael L. Yaffee23 min

Special Report—Air War in Vietnam

Usaf Presses Advanced Airlift Concepts

Officials seek Army acceptance of low-altitude cargo drops based on experience gained under rigorous combat conditions

By Cecil Brownlow12 min

Management

New Soviet Fighters Spur Dod Programs

Washington-Growing concern over fighters is pushing the Defense Dept, delayed Air Force and Navy programs. Projects with increasing prospects of moving into the active development and subsequent production phase despite the continuing high costs of the war in Vietnam include:

Air Traffic Delays

Flight Limits Loom in Airway Jam

Cost of traffic delays called “staggering” as pressure rises for schedule restrictions; TWA asks CAB permission for meeting

By Richard F. Coburn5 min

Air Transport

Plan to Simplify Customs Tested with Mixed Results

New York-Simplified federal inspection system for incoming international passengers at Kennedy International Airport so far has achieved only limited success, according to government and airline officials. The system was initiated June 10 by four federal agencies as an experiment to speed the processing of arriving travelers.

By Joseph W. Carter5 min

Air Transport

Aeroflot Accelerates Plans to Place Sst Into Commercial Service

Moscow-Aeroflot has begun intensive planning to integrate the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport into both its domestic and international operations during 1970. Present timetable calls for a rollout of the Mach 2.3 aircraft in October, with initial flight testing to begin before the end of the year.

By Donald C. Winston5 min

Management

House Unit Votes $72.2 Billion for Dod, Expects Supplemental

Washington-Congress is already anticipating a request for supplemental Fiscal 1969 defense funds next January. House Appropriations Committee, in approving a $72.2-billion Fiscal 1969 budget for the Defense Dept, (AW&ST July 22, p. 15), said the request is probable if the Vietnam war continues at its present level.

By Katherine Johnsen4 min

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