August 11, 1975

August 11, 1975

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Management

B-1 Bomber Need Defended, Critics Hit

Air Transport

Low Utilization, High Cost Haunt Newark

Business Flying

Reengined JetStar Investment Kept Low

By Warren C. Wetmore10 min

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Management

B-1 Bomber Need Defended, Critics Hit

In my job, I have become very sensitive to public attitudes and to the perceptions one finds on the B-1 bomber. I track pretty closely what the media are disseminating on the B-l. From a factual point of view, I think the B-l has received adequate and accurate coverage of such public interest milestones as contract award, rollout, first flight and the like.
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Air Transport

Low Utilization, High Cost Haunt Newark

Newark, N. J.—Airlines serving Newark International Airport have been quietly but intensively negotiating with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in an effort to reach a solution to the high costs of operations here at one of the nation’s newest air terminals.
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Business Flying

Reengined JetStar Investment Kept Low

Marietta, Ga.—Lockheed Georgia Co. is developing its reengined, revamped JetStar 2 business jet for a capital investment of less than $3 million, a factor that aided greatly in the company’s obtaining approval for the project from the lending institutions whose debt agreements give them a strong voice in such matters.

By Warren C. Wetmore10 min

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Safety

Fatigue Cracks Cited in Saturn Crash

Metallurgical examination of the fractured surfaces of the left wing at outer station 162 revealed that the lower front spar cap fractured completely in fatigue. The spar cap was deformed at the primary origin area of the fatigue fracture.
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Management

GAO Hits NASA on Procedures

Improvement urged in reporting, cost estimating; space agency in turn critical of bases used by accounting office

By Craig Covault6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Sea Trials Nearing for Patrol Hydrofoil

Seattle—Navy is preparing for sea trials this fall to evaluate the technical and operational characteristics of the lead ship of its projected fleet of speedy, lightweight, missile-firing hydrofoil patrol craft (PHM). The performance demonstrated in the forthcoming trials will have to be judged by the Navy and the Defense Dept, in the light of rising costs that have resulted in both a curtailment and a stretchout of the lead ship program and a reduction in the size of the expected fleet from 30 ships to 23.

By Benjamin M. Elson6 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

YC-15 AMST Entry Set to Fly This Month

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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Avionics

Navy Pushing Microprocessor Utilization

By Philip J. Klass5 min

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Air Transport

Trunk Traffic Scores July Gain

National strike in 1974 clouds exact extent of improvement, but carriers now see summer figures higher than anticipated

By Charles E. Schneider5 min

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Avionics

USAF Seeks Faster Recon Data Delivery

By Barry Miller5 min

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