March 11, 1974

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Leading International Rotary-wing Aircraft

Country, manufacturer and address FRANCE Aerospatiale 93-La Courneuve GREAT BRITAIN Cierva Rotorcraft Ltd. Redhill Aerodome, Surrey Westland Helicopters Ltd. Yeovil, Somerset INDIA Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Bangalore Div. Bangatore-17.

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Status of Programs

Status of Major U. Sa, European Defense, Aerospace Programs

Grumman A-6E all-weather attack—Navy seeks $131.7 million in Fiscal 1975 for 12 aircraft and spares, plus $10.4 million for further research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E). ■ Grumman EA-6B electronic countermeasures— Navy asking $123.1 million for six aircraft and spares, plus $5.9 million for RDT&E.

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U.s. Gas Turbine Engines

Manufacturer and Address Avco Corp. Lycoming Div. Stratford, Conn. Curtiss-Wright Corp. Wood-Ridge Facility Wood-Ridge, N. J. Garrett Corp. AiResearch Mfg. Phoenix, Ariz. Los Angeles, Calif. General Electric Co. Aircraft Engine Group Evendale, Ohio Lynn, Mass.

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Leading International Gas Turbines

Manufacturer and Address CANADA Hawker Siddeley Canada Ltd. Orenda Div. Torordo, Ontario CZECHOSLOVAKIA Omnipol Foreign Trade Corp. Prague 1 GREAT BRITAIN Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd. Derby Engine Div. P.O. Box 31 Derby Bristol Engine Div. P.O. Box 3

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U.s. Military Aircraft

Primary Mission Attack Bombers Fighters Reconnaissance Observation Patrol Anti-submarine Early-warning Cargo/transport Training Utility DOD designation A-3B A-4F A-4M A-6E A-7D A-7E YA-7H AV-8A A-37B A-10 B-52F B-52G B-52H FB-111A B-1

Air Transport

Forecasts on Equipment Keyed to Energy

Major U. S. commercial transport manufacturers are striving to assess the potential economic side effects of the energy crisis on the air transport industry as well as the direct impact of fuel shortages and price increases as a key to their sales projections for 1974 and their long-term market forecasts.

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Avionics

Budget Spurs Gain for Military Projects

Increased procurement and systems development proposed in the Fiscal 1975 federal budget are bolstering the electronics industry’s expectations of rising defense-related business in the next 12-18 months. Congressional approval of the Fiscal 1975 request (AW&ST Feb. 11, p. 12) would raise the authorized funding of defense systems procurement and development—the two budget categories of greatest interest to avionics/electronics producers—by $2.27 billion over the Fiscal 1974 level.

By Benjamin M. Elson12 min

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Leading International Rotary-wing Aircraft