October 21, 1974

October 21, 1974

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Aeronautical Engineering

Yf-16 Could Advance Air Combat Tactics

By Donald E. Fink14 min

Management

Controversy Still Clouds Bart Program

By Benjamin M. Elson12 min

Air Transport

Operational, Labor Flexibility Spur Delta

By Charles E. Schneider12 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Yf-16 Could Advance Air Combat Tactics

Edwards AFB, Calif.—New levels of maneuverability that could influence future air combat tactics have been demonstrated here by General Dynamics Corp.’s two YF-16 lightweight fighter prototypes. The YF-16 design combines several advanced features, such as high thrust-to-weight ratio, relaxed static stability, low wing loading and a fly-by-wire control system.

By Donald E. Fink14 min

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Management

Controversy Still Clouds Bart Program

San Francisco—Bay Area Rapid Transit district (BART) has begun systemwide operations with principals and observers still debating the value of aerospace and other high-technology industry participation in the $1.6-billion venture.

By Benjamin M. Elson12 min

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Air Transport

Operational, Labor Flexibility Spur Delta

By Charles E. Schneider12 min

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Space Technology

Satcom Orbiting From Shuttle Studied

Los Angeles—Hughes Aircraft Co. is exploring techniques for using National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s space shuttle to orbit communications satellites, which could cut the cost of orbiting large synchronous satellites by as much as a factor of 10.

By Barry Miller7 min

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Avionics

Air Combat Fighter Radar Tests Nearing

Beverly Hills, Calif.—Airborne search and track radar employing an electronically scanned antenna that provides for rapid search of large volumes of sky has been proposed by Norden Div. of United Aircraft in the Air Force’s current radar competition for the projected air combat fighter.
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Aeronautical Engineering

Slight Modification Seen for Yf-16, Yf-17 Victor

Washington—U. S. Air Force expects to modify slightly the aerodynamic configuration of the General Dynamics YF-16 or Northrop YF-17 lightweight fighter prototypes before placing the winning aircraft into production as an air combat fighter.
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Air Transport

Jan. 1 Mls Decision Goal Faces Hurdles

Washington—Federal Aviation Administration faces difficult hurdles in its objective of making a soundly based choice by Jan. 1 between Doppler and conventional scanning-beam techniques for its universal microwave landing system. This conclusion emerged from the FAA’s first public report on the status of its complex evaluation process to the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) MLS Advisory Committee (AW&ST Oct. 14, p. 47).

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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Management

Soviet Treaty Violations Detected

U. S. compiling evidence of USSR actions prohibited under both offensive strategic, ABM system agreements

By Clarence A. Robinson6 min

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Air Transport

Route Pact May Reopen Case on Atlantic

Pan Am/TWA agreement would end bulk of competition, may become factor in CAB’s international proceeding

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth5 min

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Space Technology

Fixes to Centaur Circuitry Clear Stage for Missions

Washington—Circuitry problems in the Teledyne digital computers used in General Dynamics Centaur upper stages have been largely solved and the launch of the German Helios solar probe and an Intelsat 4 spacecraft with Centaurs will now be attempted before the end of the year.

By Craig Covault5 min

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