February 17, 1975

February 17, 1975

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Inside SALT 1 and 2

Soviet’s Negotiating Style Assayed

Air Transport

Cab Economic Policies Shifting

By William H. Gregory12 min

Avionics

Airborne Computer Design Concept Shifts

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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Inside SALT 1 and 2

Soviet’s Negotiating Style Assayed

Nitze, former member of U. S. delegation, deplores absence of top-level American strategy to counter Russians’ tactics
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Air Transport

Cab Economic Policies Shifting

Discount fare approval could herald further changes in Board policies under Administration pressure for regulatory reforms

By William H. Gregory12 min

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Avionics

Airborne Computer Design Concept Shifts

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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Air Transport

Faa Denies Radar Contact Assures Aid

By Charles E. Schneider8 min

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Air Transport

Egypt to Replace Tu-154s with Boeings

By Robert R. Ropelewski8 min

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Business Flying

Models, Varied Tails Aid Stall-spin Work

Hampton, Va.—Stall-spin characteristics of general aviation aircraft are being studied at the NASA Langley Research Center here in a program that began tests with a radio-controlled model this month. The research will move to a phase this summer involving a variety of tail designs on an early version of the Grumman American Aviation Corp. Yankee aircraft.

By Craig Covault7 min

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Missile Engineering

Lance Delivery to Israel Expected Soon

Washington—U. S. Army is considering taking first deliveries of approximately 110 LTV Aerospace MGM-52C Lance battlefield support missiles for Israel out of its own stocks, making the Middle East country the first foreign nation to receive the weapon.

By Clarence A. Robinson,7 min

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Missile Engineering

Dod Leans to Land-based Mx

Schlesinger posture statement indicates air-mobile version may be unacceptable because of cost, accuracy constraints

By Cecil Brownlow7 min

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Air Transport

Twa Planner Examines Load Factor Standard

Under the CAB’S load factor standard, any shortfall below 55% is treated as presumptive managerial guilt of over-scheduling, for which the punishment is a fare level inadequate for reasonable earnings. In macro terms, the arithmetic for avoiding a slip in load factor is simple: if the industry expects 116 billion passenger miles, all we have to do is limit seat miles to 211 billion, and the result is the desired 55% load factor.
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Editorial

New Era in Defense

. . . Since World War 2 we have seen a steady expansion of trade and investment. The Free World has flourished in an atmosphere of order and stability as Europe and Japan recovered from war and former colonies achieved independence. To a large measure this growth has been directly related to the power and to the stabilizing force represented by the United States.
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