February 18, 1974

February 18, 1974

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Safety

Yugoslav Board Reports on Tu-134a Crash

Aeronautical Engineering

Cl-84 Sea Control Ship Tests Sought

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

Space Technology

Mariner's Venus Data Harvest Bountiful

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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Safety

Yugoslav Board Reports on Tu-134a Crash

Investigation History of the flight. On 23 May 1971, the aircraft Tu-134A, registration marks YU-AHZ took off from Gatwick Airport near London at 1633 GMT on a charter flight “JJ 130” (Aviogenex) directly to Rijeka. The purpose of the flight was transportation of British tourists who were going on holiday.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Cl-84 Sea Control Ship Tests Sought

On Board the USS Guam—Navy is preparing a flight plan and fuel allocation request for testing of the Canadair, Ltd., CL-84-1 tilt-wing vertical takeoff and landing aircraft on board this landing platform helicopter (LPH-9) in the spring.

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Space Technology

Mariner's Venus Data Harvest Bountiful

Pasadena, Calif.—Project scientists at the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory are wringing a wealth of information about Venus from data gathered by the Mariner 10 spacecraft as it flew past the planet en route to Mercury.

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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Space Technology

Pioneer Venus Flights Planned for 1978

Moffett Field, Calif.—Intensive study of Venus’ atmosphere, ionosphere and weather could begin in 1978 if Congress approves the start of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Pioneer Venus program in Fiscal 1975. Scientists believe that the study could provide important insights into earth’s weather phenomena, and unique clues to planetary origins and evolution, in addition to adding to the store of information about Venus itself.

By Benjamin M. Elson6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Major Restructuring Set for B-1 Project

Washington—Air Force plans a significant restructuring of its development program for the Rockwell International B-1 advanced strategic bomber following a major management review by a USAF-created ad hoc committee headed by Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff, deputy director of the National Science Foundation and former dean of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

By Cecil Brownlow6 min

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Space Technology

Skylab Science Data Found Promising

By Michael L. Yaffee6 min

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Management

French Aerospace Export Sales Surge

Despite gloomy predictions early last year for French aerospace export sales in 1973, it now appears that France’s aerospace industry may have just had its best year in history in terms of export sales. Latest returns by individual firms here suggest that aerospace export orders in 1973 exceeded slightly the 5.5-billion franc (about $1 billion at 1970 exchange rates) peak in export orders recorded by the French industry in 1970.
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Air Transport

Traffic Up in Business, Vacation Markets

By Clark Martin6 min

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Avionics

Computer’s Electronic War Role Grows

Washington—Increasingly important role of digital computers in airborne electronic warfare was demonstrated here by Loral Electronic Systems using a small 22-lb. processor that automatically performs functions that a few years ago would have required one or more human operators.

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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Air Transport

Hazardous Materials Hearings Sought

Washington—Hearings on the air transport of hazardous materials and following legislation prohibiting their transport on passenger aircraft are being considered by the House Government Activities subcommittee. The possible mid-summer legislative action is the direct result of what the subcommittee considers a lack of positive action by the Federal Aviation Administration in enforcing regulations governing the air transport of hazardous materials.

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth5 min

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