May 5, 1975

May 5, 1975

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Safety

Ntsb Studies Fan Section Disintegration

Special Report: ASTP Mission

Astp Prelude to Space Shuttle Era

By Erwin J. Bulban11 min

Special Report: ASTP Mission

Launch Requires Coordinated Checkout

By Craig Covault11 min

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Safety

Ntsb Studies Fan Section Disintegration

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Special Report: ASTP Mission

Astp Prelude to Space Shuttle Era

Houston—Mission planning for the joint Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) flight scheduled in July basically considers a Skylab mission rendezvous and docking profile, modified to meet Soviet requirements. The flight, under active planning since early 1971, will be launched July 15.

By Erwin J. Bulban11 min

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Special Report: ASTP Mission

Launch Requires Coordinated Checkout

By Craig Covault11 min

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Air Transport

Revenue Impact Slight in Phase 9 Fares

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Air Transport

Extensive Changes Set at Faa

DOT task force recommendations on agency structure, pilot monitoring, controller responsibility are ordered into effect

By Charles E. Schneider7 min

1617
Management

Communists Win Vast Air Fleet

Approximately 1,000 U. S.-built military aircraft abandoned in South Vietnam; only about 110 manage to leave country

By Clarence A. Robinson7 min

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Avionics

Phased-array Antenna Advances Detailed

Washington—Details of a basically new type of phased-array radar antenna that achieves hemispheric coverage from a single planar array, promising major cost saving for both airborne and surface-based applications, were revealed here by Sperry Gyroscope at the recent 1975 International Radar Conference, sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Avionics

Awacs Meets Heavy Traffic Challenge

By Philip J. Klass6 min

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Air Transport

International Policy Review Sees Bleak Airline Future

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth5 min

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Editorial

The Apollo-soyuz Experiment

The visit of the U. S. Apollo astronauts to the Soviet space launch complex at Tyuratam and their inspection of the actual Soyuz spacecraft with which they will dock has apparently cleared the last operational obstacle to the launch of the joint manned space venture now scheduled for mid-July.

By Robert Hotz4 min

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