May 1, 1972

May 1, 1972

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Editorial

Another Apollo Epic

By Robert Hotz

Aeronautical Engineering

Civil Emphasis Marks Hanover

By Edward H. Kolcum

Aeronautical Engineering

Yak-40 Certificated in Italy

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Editorial

Another Apollo Epic

Another epic chapter in the history of man’s exploration of the moon was written by John Young, Charley Duke and Ken Mattingly with their Apollo 16 spacecraft systems. Apollo 16 surmounted a variety of operational problems to complete successfully the first exploration of the lunar highlands, provide man with his longest and most mobile working period on the moon’s surface and gather an increasingly rich harvest of scientific data.

By Robert Hotz

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Aeronautical Engineering

Civil Emphasis Marks Hanover

Show called most successful despite government crisis threat to future industry planning, controversy over SST flight

By Edward H. Kolcum

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Aeronautical Engineering

Yak-40 Certificated in Italy

Hanover—Yakovlev Yak-40 was awarded its Italian type certification last month and the West German federal aviation agency is expected to make a similar award this month. The Italian certification was the first for the aircraft by a Western country and followed a long period of negotiations on Western versus Russian construction standards.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Reduction in International Air Shows Sought

Hanover—European industrial leaders are pressing to reduce the number of international air shows drastically because of the heavy expense of participation as well as the fact that new systems and products are becoming fewer as they gain in complexity.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Arava Gunship Version at Hanover

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Space Technology

Increased Mobility Aids Surface Activities On Apollo 16

Houston—Apollo 16 Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke missed a full three days on the moon by just 58 min. But while they were there they got around on the surface better than any lunar landing crew before them. The mobility of the Apollo 16 crew was directly attributable to the long hours Duke and Young had spent inside their ILC Industries space suits practicing on earth for their lunar sorties.

By Zack Strickland

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Space Technology

Potassium Proves Mixed Blessing

Houston—There was a different kind of down-to-earth communication during Apollo 16 when a microphone switch stuck open as Astronauts Charles Duke and John Young discussed their first sortie over the moon’s surface. Young: “I got the farts again.
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Space Technology

Splashdown Ends Apollo 16 One Day Early

Houston—Apollo 16, its crew reporting they were in “outstanding—super” physical condition, splashed safely down into the Pacific Ocean 1,500 naut. mi. south of Hawaii 11 days, 1 hr. 51 min. after the mission to the moon began with a roar from Cape Kennedy.
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Space Technology

Science Gains Outweigh Mission Losses

By Erwin J. Bulban

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Volcanic Observation

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