October 12, 1970

October 12, 1970

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Avionics

Inertial Navaids Gain Pilot Favor

By Kenneth J. Stein12 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Inflight Oxygen Generator Studied

By Nieson S. Himmel7 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Armor Used as Airframe for Helicopter

By Cecil Brownlow6 min

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Avionics

Inertial Navaids Gain Pilot Favor

New system eliminates ‘present position’ computational time lag; provides quick display of aircraft headings

By Kenneth J. Stein12 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Inflight Oxygen Generator Studied

Development of AiResearch unit is aimed at elimination of ground-based generators, associated safety hazards

By Nieson S. Himmel7 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Armor Used as Airframe for Helicopter

Washington—Army is expected to decide before the year’s end whether to fund prototype production of a Sikorsky-proposed “aerial armored reconnaissance vehicle” (AARV) using armor plate as an integral part of the basic airframe structure (AW&ST Sept. 21, p. 11).

By Cecil Brownlow6 min

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Air Transport

American Stresses Basic Role as Carrier

By Laurence Doty6 min

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Safety

Colorado Crash May Spur New Regulations

By Charles E. Schneider6 min

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Letters to the Editor

Farnborough’s Value In your editorial of Sept. 14th about the Farnborough air show (p. 9), there was much that should be written in letters 10 ft. (or should one now say 3.048 m.) high for the benefit of the British government concerning the future of the British industry, Concorde, the BAC 311 and even the (British?) Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team.
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Aeronautical Engineering

International Space Station Plan Pushed

By Edward H. Kolcum5 min

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Air Transport

Atlantic Tariffs Snag Iata Talks

Lack of agreement on means of increasing North Atlantic yield impedes Honolulu traffic conference; CBIT fares appear doomed

By Richard G. O’Lone5 min

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Air Transport

Faa Backs 747, Jt9d in Safety Dispute

By James P. Woolsey5 min

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Editorial

The Coming Crunch in Defense

The United States is drifting toward its most serious defense crisis since the end of the Second World War. Although there is hard evidence of this trend almost everywhere a perceptive reporter looks, the full and tragic impact of how our national security is being eroded will probably not hit the White House and the American taxpayers for another year.

By Robert Hotz5 min

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