September 2, 1974

September 2, 1974

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Special Report British Aerospace

Avionics Firms Meld Technology, Sales

Special Report British Aerospace

Rolls Stresses Technology Improvements

Special Report British Aerospace

Westland Aims at Civil Helicopter Market

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Avionics Firms Meld Technology, Sales

London—New look in British avionics industry exhibits progress toward closer coordination of technological developments and world marketing efforts in a drive to crown engineering innovation with the solid international sales that have often seemed to elude U. K. companies in the past.
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Rolls Stresses Technology Improvements

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Westland Aims at Civil Helicopter Market

Yeovil, England—Westland Helicopters, Ltd., already firmly established in the military market with close ties to the U. S. and France, is investing several million dollars in developing a complementary line of civil helicopters. Basil D. Blackwell, managing director, said the civil export drive will center on a version of the Westland/Aerospatiale WG.13 Lynx, now in production for British and French forces, and the Gazelle, primarily an Aerospatiale design.
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Space Technology

Un Will Face Broadcast Satellite Issue

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Eurocontrol Atc Undergoing Expansion

Maastricht, The Netherlands—Major hardware expansion is under way at Eurocontrol’s new Maastricht automated air traffic control center in preparation for the co-location and partial integration next year of German military controllers and the establishment by early 1976 of the first digital links with neighboring air traffic centers.
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Pivotal Space Program Choices Near

Paris—Key decisions are expected to be made here this month that will impact not only on two of Western Europe’s major new space programs, but also on the overall management of European space activities in general. First of these decisions is due this week.
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Nationalization Clouds Industry Future

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Equipment Firms Turn to World Market

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Letters to the Editor

We have read Cdr. Mills’ letter with great interest and are glad to clarify certain features of Megalifter which were not apparent in the article. Megalifter’s landing gear is mounted to and carried by the main airframe structure, which also composes the cargo compartment.
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90% of Short’s Effort Devoted to Exports

Belfast, Northern Ireland—Short Brothers & Harland, a high technology airframe and missile manufacturer operating in the midst of an undeclared civil war, last year showed a profit of $4.3 million on revenues of $66 million. But this year, the company expects that writeoffs of research and development costs of its new turboprop transport will allow it only to break even.
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