November 11, 1974

November 11, 1974

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Space Technology

Shuttle Orbiter Flight Test Plan Evolves

By Donald E. Fink10 min

Airlines Expanding 747 Cargo Service

Pacific Area Cargo Competition Growing

Airlines Expanding 747 Cargo Service

Seaboard Moves to Intermodal Containers

By Warren C. Wetmore8 min

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Space Technology

Shuttle Orbiter Flight Test Plan Evolves

Approach/landing test program aimed at proving performance of vehicle in lower atmosphere and runway landing suitability

By Donald E. Fink10 min

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Airlines Expanding 747 Cargo Service

Pacific Area Cargo Competition Growing

Expansion of Boeing 747F all-freighter service could make for a warmly competitive Pacific basin next year at a time when the booming cargo business in Japan and Hong Kong may be bending under economic stresses. Flying Tiger Line is operating two 747s and Japan Air Lines one in the Pacific now.
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Airlines Expanding 747 Cargo Service

Seaboard Moves to Intermodal Containers

By Warren C. Wetmore8 min

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Management

Industrial Mobilization Base Scored

I’m talking about a serious erosion of the industrial mobilization base of our country. I’ve been watching it happen for some time now. It has been causing major problems for our company, and for companies like ours across the nation who are concerned about maintaining the strong, defensive posture of the United States.
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Missile Engineering

Soviets Hiding Submarine Work

U. S. detects use of huge canvas covers to conceal sites for construction, loading of SS-N-8 missiles on vessels

By Clarence A. Robinson7 min

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Business Flying

Helicopters Boost Trauma Unit’s Service

Baltimore—Team of Maryland State Police helicopter crews and University of Maryland hospital emergency medicine physicians and nurses is helping to give accident victims in the state an 83% assurance of survival from life-threatening multiple injuries suffered in automobile accidents or other disasters.
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Management

Key French Official Favors U. S. Fighter

By Robert R. Ropelewski6 min

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Air Transport

Cab Liquor War Role Studied

Bureau reports to chairman on Board authority expected; key concern is impact on cost bases used in setting fares

By Charles E. Schneider6 min

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Missile Engineering

Teledyne Aims at Low-cost Engines

Toledo-Teledyne CAE plans to use its J402-CA-400 660-lb.-thrust turbojet engine, which has been selected by the Navy as the powerplant for the McDonnell Douglas Harpoon missile, as the building block for a family of low-cost jet engines.

By Michael L. Yaffee6 min

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Avionics

Navy Deploying New Fire Control System

San Francisco—First passive fire control system for Navy surface-to-surface missiles evolved largely from avionics products and technology originally developed for several unrelated aircraft and missiles, with an assist from a major undersea program.

By Benjamin M. Elson5 min

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