December 14, 1970

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Special Report: Intercontinental Business Flying

Varied Navaids Ease Transatlantic Flights

New York-U.S. business aircraft pilots who leave the familiar domestic environment of ubiquitous VOR/DME facilities and complementary navaids to head out across the North Atlantic may elect to use a variety of avionics aids ranging from simple direction finders to highly sophisticated systems.

By Kenneth J. Stein10 min

Special Report: Intercontinental Business Flying

Planning Eases European Flight Initiation

Geneva-American business aircraft operators planning inaugural flights in Europe will find that extra hours spent on homework and detailed planning before departure will save days of wasted time and innumerable frustrations after arrival.

Special Report: Intercontinental Business Flying

Needs Spur Transoceanic Flights

Lack of sufficient airline service abroad and recent availability of suitable equipment expanding corporate operations overseas

By Charles E. Schneider8 min

Special Report: Intercontinental Business Flying

Phone Unit Prints Computer Flight Plans

Palo Alto, Calif.-A pilot anywhere in the United States or Canada can place a telephone call directly to a computer here and in less than 5 min. obtain a flight plan that can be optimized for minimum fuel consumption or time to any of more than 2,600 airports around the world.

By Benjamin M. Elson7 min

Editorial

Supersonic Shock Wave

A supersonic shock wave burst from the U.S. Senate chamber Dec. 3 that will long echo around the aerospace world. The Senate’s 52-41 rejection of the Fiscal 1971 appropriation for the supersonic transport prototype program was a vote against many things: It was a vote against President Richard M. Nixon, who has pushed the program.

By Robert Hotz4 min

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December 14, 1970