January 17, 1972

January 17, 1972

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Business Flying

Easy Handling Marks Model 340

By Charles E. Schneider12 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Advanced Sst Concepts Studied

By David A. Brown10 min

Space Technology

Samples Spurring Lunar Studies

By Erwin J. Bulban9 min

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Business Flying

Easy Handling Marks Model 340

New Cessna pressurized twin shows flight characteristics nearer smaller series aircraft than larger designs that it resembles

By Charles E. Schneider12 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Advanced Sst Concepts Studied

Arrow wing development, stability augmentation advances are expected to further second-generation design for 1980s

By David A. Brown10 min

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Space Technology

Samples Spurring Lunar Studies

Analysis of Apollo samples gives scientists more new clues about origin of the moon’s overall geochemistry

By Erwin J. Bulban9 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Soviet Air Probes Testing Nato

Penetrations into North Atlantic airspace using low-level tactics spur change in established RAF interception methods

By Herbert J. Coleman8 min

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Avionics

Harbor Control Could Spark New Market

San Francisco—Growing effort to reduce the direct losses and costly side effects of marine accidents could stimulate a new market for radar, computers and displays for marine traffic advisory or control systems. Marine accidents have been responsible for losses to U.S. shipping of $40-95 million annually in recent years, the U.S. Coast Guard said, and the potential for even more losses is growing with the number of ships and their increasing size, notably in the tanker category.
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Air Transport

Cab Would Spur Recovery Trend

Chairman will urge on carrier officials close rein on growth in capacity, tight labor cost control, restraint on route bids

By Harold D. Watkins7 min

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Management

Employment Steadies, Gains Slightly

Aerospace employment is stabilizing after the precipitous decline since 1968, and there is cautious optimism in varied segments of the industry that modest rehiring is likely in this presidential election year. Any massive resurgence is another matter.
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Air Transport

Mea Growth Hinges on Mideast Stability

By Edward H. Kolcum6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

House Group Hits Lack of Air Defense

By Donald C. Winston6 min

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Avionics

Tricolor Display Panels Developed

Electroluminescent units could be assembled to form computer-controlled displays for command/control uses

By Benjamin M. Elson6 min

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